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 28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 28. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 September 2023

Thursday, September 28, 2023

QOD:  To a lot of people, a perk is the bathroom key.  But to me, the real perk is freedom.  ~  Sam Zell (né Shmuel Zielonka; b. Sept. 28, 1941), American real estate billionaire and philanthropist

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

QOD:  Success is not two cars and a swimming pool.  It’s the approval of your peers.  ~ Peter Finch (né Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch; Sept. 28, 1916 ~ Jan. 14, 1977), English actor

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

QOD:  War is a series of catastrophes that result in a victory.  ~  Georges Clemenceau (né Georges Benjamin Clemenceau; Sept. 28, 1841 ~ Nov. 24, 1929), French statesman and politician

Monday, 28 September 2020

Monday, September 28, 2020

QOD:  You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt.  ~  Cheryl Strayed (née Cheryl Nyland; Sept. 28, 1968), American writer

Friday, 28 September 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018

QOD:  Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.  Art is knowing which ones to keep.  ~  Scott Adams (b. Sept. 28, 1957), American creator of the Dilbert comic strip

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

QOD:  Only idiots refuse to change their minds.  ~  Brigitte Bardot (b. Sept. 28, 1934)

Monday, 28 September 2015

Monday, September 28, 2015

QOD:  When times are bad, the gloves come off and employers are less nice.  People become disposable.  ~  Scott Adams (b. Sept. 28, 1957)

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Sunday, September 28, 2014

QOD:  What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age?  Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.  ~  Brigitte Bardot (b. Sept. 28, 1934)

Monday, 30 September 2013

Monday, September 28, 2013

QOD:  The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.  ~  Elie Wiesel (b. Sept. 20, 1928) [Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at age 87]



Friday, 28 September 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

QOD:  The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce.  Instantly.  ~ Demetri Martin (né Demetri Evan Martin; b. May 25, 1973), American comedian

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

QOD: You will not become a saint through other people's sins. ~ Anton Chekhov (né Anton Pavlovich Chekhov; Jan. 29, 1860 ~ July 15, 1904)

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

QOD: The ego is not master in its own house. ~ Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1859 ~ Sept. 23, 1939), Austrian-born psychoanalysis