QOD

This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.

On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.

Showing posts with label September 25. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 25. Show all posts

Monday, 25 September 2023

Monday, September 25, 2023

QOD:  Lies written in ink can never disguise the facts written in blood.  ~  Lu Xun (Sept. 25, 1881 ~ Oct. 19, 1936), Chinese writer

Sunday, 25 September 2022

Sunday, September 25, 2022

QOD:  Civilization begins with distillation.  ~  William Faulkner (né William Culbert Falkner; Sept. 25, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962), American writer

Friday, 25 September 2020

Friday, September 25, 2020

QOD:  We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.  ~  William Faulkner (né William Culbert Falkner; Sept. 25, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962), American writer 

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

QOD:  The past is never dead.  It’s not even past.  ~  William Faulkner (né William Culbert Falkner; Sept. 25, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962)

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

QOD:  Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.  ~ Donald Glover (né Donald McKinley Glover, Jr.; b. Sept. 25, 1983), American actor

Sunday, 25 September 2016

Sunday, September 25, 2016

QOD:  Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.  ~  Barbara Walters (née Barbara Jill Walters; b. Sept. 25, 1929)  [Barbara Walters died on December 30, 2022 at age 93.]

Friday, 25 September 2015

Friday, September 25, 2015

QOD:  Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.  ~  Christopher Reeve (Sept. 25, 1952 ~ Oct. 10, 2004)

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Thursday, September 25, 2014

QOD:  Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.  ~  Christopher Reeve (Sept. 25, 1952 ~ Oct. 10, 2004)

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

QOD:  Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.  ~  Barbara Walters (b. Sept. 25, 1929)  [Barbara Walters died on December 30, 2022 at age 93.]

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

QOD:  A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.  ~  William Faulkner (né William Cuthbert Faulkner; Sept. 25, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962)

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Sunday, September 25, 2011

QOD: If you nail two things together that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it from you. ~ George Carlin (né George Denis Patrick Carlin; May 12, 1937 ~ June 22, 2008)