Thursday, September 7, 2023

QOD:  Knowing everything is too much like knowing nothing: without a story, it’s all just information.  ~ Jennifer Egan (b. Sept. 7, 1962), American novelist

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

QOD:  There is a loneliness in being uber-connected.  ~ Jennifer Egan (b. Sept. 7, 1962), American novelist

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

QOD:  Part of courage is simple consistency.  ~  Peggy Noonan (née Margaret Ellen Noonan; b. Sept. 7, 1950), American political journalist and speech writer

Monday, September 7, 2020 / Labor Day

QOD:  I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don’t betray each other.  ~  Taylor Caldwell (née Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell; Sept. 7, 1900 ~ Aug. 30, 1985)

Friday, September 7, 2018

QOD:  Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department.  ~  David Packard (Sept. 7, 1912 ~ Mar. 26, 1996)

Thursday, September 7, 2017

QOD:  I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.  ~  Taylor Caldwell (Sept. 7, 1900 ~ Aug. 30, 1985)

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

QOD:  Good taste is the word vice ever invented.  ~  Dame Edith Sitwell (née Edith Louisa Sitwell; Sept. 7, 1887 ~ Dec. 9, 1964)

Monday, September 7, 2015 / Labor Day

QOD:  If all the cars in the United States were placed end-to-end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.  ~  Doug Larson (b. Feb. 10, 1926)  [Doug Larson died on April 1, 2017 at age 91.]

Sunday, September 7, 2014

QOD:  Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.  ~  Queen Elizabeth I (Sept. 7, 1533 ~ Mar. 24, 1603)

Friday, September 7, 2012

QOD:  No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.  ~  Eleanor Roosevelt (née Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Oct. 11, 1884 ~ Nov. 7, 1962 )

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Today’s Theme: Blue, Blue, My World is Blue.  Each of the theme clues contains a different shade of the color blue, which is emphasized by the unifying clue found at 70-Across.  The is a song entitled Blue, Blue, My World is Blue.   Bette Midler also has a song entitled “Am I Blue.”

20. 1978 Movie Set in a Turkish Prison = MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. The was based on a true story of a young American who was sent to prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey. I never saw the movie, but read an excerpt of the book in Cosmopolitan. Midnight Blue is a dark shade of blue.

35. Volatile Situation = POWDER KEG. A powder keg contains gun powder and may explode at any moment. Powder blue is a very light shade of blue.

46. White Legumes = NAVY BEANS. How ironic that Navy Beans are white, since Navy Blue is a dark shade of blue.

57. Big Name in Dutch Porcelain = ROYAL COPENHAGEN. Royal Copenhagen makes beautiful place settings. Royal Blue is a very bright shade of blue.

70. Shades of It Begin This Puzzle’s Four Longest Answers = BLUE.