Tuesday, November 13, 2012

QOD:  The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; November 13, 1856 ~ October 3, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Monday, November 12, 2012

QOD:  The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.  ~  Oscar Wilde (né Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oct. 16, 1854 ~ Nov. 30, 1900), Irish playwright and poet

Friday, November 9, 2012

QOD:  If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.  ~  Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934 ~ December 20, 1996), American astronomer

Thursday, November 8, 2012

QOD:  Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.  ~  Margaret Mitchell (née Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell; Nov. 8, 1900 ~ Aug. 16, 1949), American novelist

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

QOD:  At 30 a man should known himself liked the palm of his hand, and know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures ~ be what he is.  And, above all, accept these things.  ~  Albert Camus (Nov. 7, 1913 ~ Jan. 4, 1960), French philosopher, writer and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 / Election Day

QOD:  Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.  ~  H.L. Mencken (né Henry Louis Mencken; Sept. 12, 1880 ~ Jan. 29, 1956), American journalist and cultural critic

Monday, November 5, 2012

QOD:  Sunshine is a welcome thing.  It brings a lot of brightness.  ~  Jimmie Davis  (né James Houston Davis; September 11, 1899 ~ November 5, 2000), 47th Governor of Louisiana