QOD: To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare oneself to die. ~ Cicero
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, 29 April 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
QOD: There is little chance that meteorologists can solve the mysteries of weather until they gain an understanding of the mutual attraction of rain and weekends. ~ Arnot Sheppard
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
QOD: Everyone is a millionaire where promises are concerned. ~ Ovid
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
QOD: The secret of being boring is to say everything. ~ Voltaire (né François-Marie Arouet; Nov. 21, 1694 ~ May 30, 1778)
Monday, April 25, 2011
QOD: The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend. ~ Chuck Palahniuk (b. Feb. 21, 1962)
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
QOD: I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be "happy." I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter and to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all. ~ Leo C. Rosten (né Leo Calvin Rosten; Apr. 11, 1908 ~ Feb. 19, 1997)