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, 22 July 2011

Friday, July 22, 2011

QOD: A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.  ~  Sir Winston Churchill (né Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill; Nov. 30, 1874 ~ Jan. 24, 1965)

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011

QOD: A healthy male bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. ~ John Updike (Mar. 18, 1932 ~ Jan. 27, 2009)

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

QOD: Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson (Nov. 13, 1950 ~ Dec. 3, 1894)

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

QOD: Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ~ William Faulkner (Sept. 15, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962)

Monday, 18 July 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

QOD: A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.  ~   Wilson Mizner (May 19, 1876 ~ Apr. 3, 1933)

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Sunday, July 17, 2011

QOD: Those only are happy who have their mind fixed on some object other than their own happiness. ~ John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 ~ May 8, 1873)