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, 3 June 2011

Friday, June 3, 2011

QOD: Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ~ John F. Kennedy (né John Fitzgerald Kennedy; May 29, 1917 ~ Nov. 22, 1963)

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

QOD: Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. ~ John Updike (né John Hoyer Updike; Mar. 18, 1932 ~ Jan. 27, 2009)

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

QOD: The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little. ~ Thomas Merton (Jan. 31, 1915 ~ Dec. 10, 1968)

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

QOD: Graduation is a tough day for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. ~ Erma Bombeck (née Erma Louise Fiste; Feb. 21, 1927 ~ Apr. 22, 1996)

Monday, May 30, 2011

QOD: A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt (née Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Oct. 11, 1884 ~ Nov. 7, 1962)

Sunday, May 29, 2011

QOD: A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (né Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945)