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 28 October 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011

QOD: A sure way to lose happiness is to want it at the expense of everything else. ~ Bette Davis (née Ruth Elizabeth Davis; Apr. 5, 1908 ~ Oct. 6, 1989), American actress

Thursday 27 October 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

QOD: By working faithfully 8 hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day. ~ Robert Frost (né Robert Lee Frost; Mar. 26, 1974 ~ Jan. 29, 1963), American poet

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

QOD: Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know. ~ Daniel J. Boorstin (né Daniel Joseph Boorstin; Oct. 1, 1914 ~ Feb. 28, 2004), American historian and Librarian of Congress

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

QOD: Jealousy is no more than feeling along against smiling enemies. ~ Elizabeth Bowen (née Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen; June 7, 1899 ~ Feb. 22, 1973), Irish writer

Monday 24 October 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

QOD: Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself. ~ Simone de Beauvoir (Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French writer and existentialist philosopher

Sunday 23 October 2011

Sunday, October 23, 2011

QOD: People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. ~ August Strindberg (né Johan August Strindberg; Jan. 22, 1849 ~ May 14, 1912), Swedish playwright