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 10 February 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

QOD: G~d help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman, and G~d help him still more if he finds her. ~ Benjamin Tillett (Sept. 11, 1860 ~ Jan. 27, 1943), British politician

Thursday 9 February 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

QOD: Happiness, it turns out, is a destination we reach only when we are trying to get somewhere else. ~ Matthew Syed (né Matthew Philip Syed; b. Nov. 2, 1970), journalist

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

QOD: Character is much easier kept than recovered. ~ Thomas Paine (Feb. 9, 1737 ~ June 8,  1809), English-born early American political activist

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

QOD: Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. ~ Franklin Pierce (Nov. 23, 1804 ~ Oct. 8, 1869)

Monday 6 February 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

QOD: I am not upset that you lied to me, I am upset that from now on I can't believe you. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche (né Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche; Oct. 15, 1844 ~ Aug. 25, 1900), German philosopher

Sunday 5 February 2012

Sunday, February 5, 2012

QOD: Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor. ~ Stephen Sondheim (né Stephen Joshua Sondheim; b. Mar. 22, 1930), American composer and lyricist