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 11 November 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

QOD: The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. ~ Carl Sandburg (Jan. 6, 1878 ~ July 22, 1967), American poet

Thursday 10 November 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

QOD: Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. ~ Laurence J. Peter (né Laurence Johnston Peter; Sept. 16, 1919 ~ Jan. 12, 1990), Canadian educator best known for developing the Peter Principle

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

QOD: Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.  ~  Les Brown (né Leslie Calvin Brown; b. Feb. 17, 1945), American motivational speaker

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

QOD: The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. ~ Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 ~ Apr. 7, 1947), American industrialist and automaker pioneer

Monday 7 November 2011

Monday, November 7, 2011

QOD: Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Oliver Goldsmith (Nov. 10, 1728 ~ Apr. 4, 1774), Irish novelist and playwright

Sunday 6 November 2011

Sunday, November 6, 2011

QOD: The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it. ~ E. B. White (né Elwyn Brooks White; July 11, 1899 ~ Oct. 1, 1985), American author