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 29 June 2012

Friday, June 29, 2012

QOD:  A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.  ~  Albert Szent-Gyorgy (Sept. 16, 1893 ~ Oct. 22, 1986)

Thursday 28 June 2012

Thursday, June 28, 2012

QOD:  The more modest and impractical the kitchen, the more likely one will be invited to stay for a meal.  Show me a fancy house with a top-of-the-line gourmet kitchen, and I'll show you a family that eats out a lot.  ~  Firoozeh Dumas (b. June 26, 1965)

Wednesday 27 June 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

QOD:  Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.  ~  Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 ~ June 26, 2012)

Tuesday 26 June 2012

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

QOD:  My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.  ~  Mitch Hedberg (Mitchell Lee Hedberg; Feb. 24, 1968 ~ Mar. 30, 2005)

Monday 25 June 2012

Monday, June 25, 2012

QOD:  Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.  ~  Ambrose Bierce (né Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce; June 24, 1842 ~ disappeared 1914)

Sunday 24 June 2012

Sunday, June 24, 2012

QOD:  Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.  ~  Hannah Arendt (née Johanna Arendt; Oct 14, 1906 ~ Dec. 4, 1975)