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 March 2012

Friday, March 23, 2012

QOD:  Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.  ~  Franklin Pierce Adams (Nov. 15, 1881 ~ Mar. 23, 1960)

Thursday 22 March 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

QOD:  Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.  ~  Socrates, Greek philosopher

Wednesday 21 March 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

QOD:  Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well-done.  ~  Ernie Kovacs (né Ernest Edward Kovacs; Jan. 23, 1919 ~ Jan. 13, 1962)

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

QOD:  Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you, and just before you realize what's wrong with it.  ~  Rex Harrison (né Reginald Carey Harrison; Mar.  5, 1908 ~ June 2, 1990)

Monday 19 March 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

QOD:  To try to be better is to be better.  ~  Charlotte Cushman (née Charlotte Saunders Cushman; July 23, 1816 ~ Feb. 18, 1876), American stage actress

Sunday 18 March 2012

Sunday, March 18, 2012

QOD:  Conceit may puff a man up, but can never prop him up.  ~  John Ruskin (Feb. 8, 1819 ~ Jan. 20, 1900)