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, 10 August 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012

QOD:  When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general.  It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.  ~  Herbert Hoover (Aug. 10, 1874 ~ Oct. 20, 1964)

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Thursday, August 9, 2012

QOD:  Have convictions.  Be friendly.  Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs.  Work as hard as they do.  ~  Eleanor Roosevelt (Oct. 11, 1884 ~ Nov. 7, 1962)

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

QOD:  Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break.  ~   Sara Teasdale (Aug. 8, 1884 ~ Jan. 29, 1933)

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

QOD:  Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.  ~  Garrison Keillor (b. Aug. 7, 1942)

Monday, 6 August 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012

QOD:  Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.  ~  Luis Buñuel (Feb. 22, 1900 ~ July 29, 1983)

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012

QOD:  It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.  ~  Guy de Maupassant (Aug. 5, 1850 ~ July 6, 1893)