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 27 July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

QOD:  Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.  ~  Robert Anthony (né Robert Newton Anthony; Sept. 6, 1916 ~ Dec. 1, 2006), American organizational theorist and professor of business management control

Thursday 26 July 2012

Thursday, July 26, 2012

QOD:  A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.  ~  George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 ~ Nov. 2, 1950)

Wednesday 25 July 2012

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

QOD:  If no one ever took risk, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.  ~  Neil Simon  (né Marvin Neil Simon; b. July 4, 1927)  [Neil Simon died on August 26, 2018 at age 91.]

Tuesday 24 July 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

QOD:  Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done. ~  Amelia Earhart (July 24, 1897 ~ disappeared July 2, 1937)

Monday 23 July 2012

Monday, July 23, 2012

QOD:  Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how well you do it.  ~  Raymond Chandler (né Raymond Thornton Chandler; July 23, 1888 ~ Mar. 26, 1959)

Sunday 22 July 2012

Sunday, July 22, 2012

QOD:  An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.  ~  George Eliot (née Mary Anne Evans;  Nov. 22, 1819 ~ Dec. 22, 1880)