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 4 May 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

QOD: If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?  ~  Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 ~ Mar. 27, 2002)


Thursday 3 May 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012

QOD:  Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.  ~  Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 ~ June 3, 1924)

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

QOD:  Your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.  ~  Lauren Bacall (Sept. 16, 1924 ~ Aug. 12, 2014)

Tuesday 1 May 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

QOD:  Saving is a very fine thing; especially if your parents have done it for you.  ~  Winston Churchill (Nov. 30, 1874 ~ Jan. 24, 1965)

Monday 30 April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

QOD:  I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.  ~  V.S. Naipaul (né  Vidiadha Surajprasad Naipaul; b. Aug. 17, 1932) [V.S. Naipaul died on August 11, 2018, just 6 days before his 86th birthday.]

Sunday 29 April 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

QOD:  News, if unreported, has no impact.  It might as well have not happened at all.  ~  Gay Talese (b. Feb. 7, 1932)