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 13 April 2012

Friday, April 13, 2012 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight.  That's nonsense, I intimidate people by hitting them.  ~  Mike Tyson (né Michael Gerard Tyson, b. June 30, 1966)

Thursday 12 April 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012

QOD:  A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.  ~  Marty Allen (né Morton David Alpern; b. Mar. 23, 1922)  [Marty Allen died at age 95 on Feb. 12, 2018]

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Wednesday April 11, 2012

QOD:  Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.  ~  Erica Jong (née Erica Mann; b. Mar. 26, 1942)

Tuesday 10 April 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

QOD:  Minds are like parachutes.  They only function when they are open.  ~  Sir James Dewar (Sept. 20, 1842 ~ Mar. 27, 1923)

Monday 9 April 2012

Monday, April 9, 2012

QOD:  I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!  ~  Tom Lehrer (né Thomas Andrew Lehrer; b. Apr. 9, 1928)

Sunday 8 April 2012

Sunday, April 8, 2012

QOD:  History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.  ~  Napoleon Bonaparte (Aug. 15, 1769 ~ May 5, 1821)