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 10 June 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011

QOD: Love is a dirty trick played on us to achieve the continuation of the species. ~ W. Somerset Maugham (né William Somerset Maugham; Jan. 25, 1874 ~ Dec. 16, 1965)

Thursday 9 June 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

QOD: The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.  ~  Oscar Wilde (né Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oct. 16, 1854 ~ Nov. 30, 1900)

Wednesday 8 June 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

QOD: Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton (née Elizabeth Cady; Nov. 12, 1815 ~ Oct. 26, 1902)

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

QOD: There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.  ~  E.W. Howe (né Edgar Watson Howe; May 3, 1853 ~ Oct. 3, 1937)

Monday 6 June 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

QOD: There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world.  Love of books is the best of all. ~ Jackie Kennedy  (née Jaqueline Lee Bouvier; July 28, 1929 ~ May 19, 1994)

Sunday 5 June 2011

Sunday June 5, 2011

QOD: The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people, they think it's their fault. ~ Henry Kissinger (né Heinz Alfred Kissinger; b. May 27, 1923)