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.

Friday, 8 October 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010

QOD: I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible. ~ John Steinbeck (né John Ernest Steinbeck; Feb. 27, 1902 ~ Dec. 20, 1968), American author and recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature

Thursday, 7 October 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

QOD: No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility. ~ Simone de Beauvoir (Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French writer and existential philosopher

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

QOD: At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. ~ Hector Berlioz (né Louis-Hector Berlioz; Dec. 11, 1803 ~ Mar. 8, 1869), French composer

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

QOD: Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug. ~ John Lithgow (né John Arthur Lithgow; b. Oct. 19, 1945), American actor

Monday, 4 October 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010

QOD: All that makes earlier times seem simpler is our ignorance of their complexities. ~ Thomas Sowell (b. June 30, 1930), African-American economist and social theorist