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 25 November 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011

QOD: About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends. ~ Herbert Hoover (né Herbert Clark Hoover; Aug. 10, 1874 ~ Oct. 20, 1964), 31st President of the United States

Thursday 24 November 2011

Thursday, November 24, 2011 / Thanksgiving

QOD: It ain't how long you know somebody that means anything. It's what that person mean to you in your heart. ~ Julius Lester (né Julius Bernard Lester; b. Jan. 27, 1939), American civil rights activist and author  [Julius Lester died at age 78 on January 18, 2018]

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

QOD: It is better to live rich than to die rich. ~ Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784), British lexicographer

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

QOD: There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. ~ Sir Ranulph Fiennes (né Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes; b. Mar. 7, 1944), British explorer and writer

Monday 21 November 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011

QOD: A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. ~ Lou Holtz (né Louis Leo Holtz; b. Jan. 6, 1937), American football player and coach

Sunday 20 November 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

QOD: Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. ~ Jawaharlal Nehru (Nov. 14, 1889 ~ May 27, 1964), Prime Minister of India