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 16 March 2012

Friday, March 16, 2012

QOD:  Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.  ~  George Santayana (Dec. 16, 1863 ~ Sept. 26, 1952)

Thursday 15 March 2012

Thursday, March 15, 2012 / Ides of March

QOD:  My mother told me to be a lady.  And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.  ~  Ruth Badar Ginsburg (b. Mar. 15, 1933)

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

QOD:  Vanity is a mortgage that must be deducted from the value of the man.  ~  Otto von Bismarck (Apr. 1, 1815 ~ July 30, 1898)

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

QOD:  The four most important words in politics are "up to a point."  ~  George Will (né George Frederick Will; b. May 4, 1941)

Monday 12 March 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

QOD:  A smile is the shortest distance between two people.  ~  Victor Borge (Jan. 3, 1909 ~ Dec. 23, 2000)

Sunday 11 March 2012

Sunday, March 11, 2012

QOD:  Beauty doesn't need ornaments.  Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.  ~  Munshi Premchand (July 31, 1880 ~ Oct. 8, 1936), Indian writer