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 8 June 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012

QOD:  Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.  ~  Mark Twain (né Samuel Langhorne Clemens; Nov. 30, 1835 ~ Apr. 21, 1910)

Thursday 7 June 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012

QOD: If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. - Abigail Van Buren (née Pauline Esther Phillips; July 4, 1918 ~ Jan. 16, 2013)

Wednesday 6 June 2012

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

QOD:  Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.  ~  Larry Hagman (né Larry Martin Hagman; Sept. 21, 1931 ~ Nov. 23, 2012)

Tuesday 5 June 2012

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

QOD:  Before you try to change others, remember how hard it is to change yourself.  ~  Bill Bluestein

Monday 4 June 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012

QOD:  Defeat is not the worst of failures.  Not to have tried is the true failure.   ~  George Edward Woodberry (May 12, 1855 ~ Jan. 2, 1930), American literary critic

Sunday 3 June 2012

Sunday, June 3, 2012

QOD:  There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.  ~  Aristotle