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, 5 October 2012

Friday, October 5, 2012

QOD:  Lying can never save us from another lie.  ~ Václav Havel (Oct. 5, 1936 ~ Dec. 18, 2001)

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012

QOD:  In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments.  ~  Rutherford B. Hayes (né Rutherford  Birchard Hayes; Oct. 4, 1822 ~ Jan. 17, 1893)

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

QOD:  Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.  ~  Thomas Wolfe (né Thomas Clayton Wolfe; Oct. 3, 1900 ~ Sept. 15, 1938)

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

QOD:   There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.  ~  Graham Greene (né Henry Graham Greene; Oct. 2,  1904 ~ Apr. 3, 1991)

Monday, 1 October 2012

Monday, October 1, 2012

QOD:  Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.  ~  Julie Andrews (née Julia Elizabeth Wells;  b. Oct. 1, 1935)

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Sunday, September 30, 2012

QOD:  There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.  ~  Elie Wiesel  (b. September 30, 1928)  [Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at age 87.]