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 23 December 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

QOD: The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal . . . it’s also the reason they hate birds. ~ K.C. Buffington

Thursday 22 December 2011

Thursday, December 22, 2011

QOD: Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. ~ Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; Nov. 13, 1856 ~ Oct. 5, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

QOD: A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~ David Brinkley (né David McClure Brinkley; July 10, 1920 ~ July 11, 2003), American journalist and news anchor

Tuesday 20 December 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

QOD: No man is rich enough to buy back his past.  ~  Oscar Wilde (né Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oct. 16, 1854 ~ Nov. 30, 1900), Irish writer

Monday 19 December 2011

Monday, December 19, 2011

QOD: Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. ~ H. L. Mencken (né Henry Louis Mencken; Sept. 12, 1880 ~ Jan. 29, 1956), American journalist

Sunday 18 December 2011

Sunday, December 18, 2011

QOD: I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it. ~ Dwight David Eisenhower (Oct. 14, 1890 ~ Mar. 28, 1969), 34th President of the United States