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 12 October 2012

Friday, October 12, 2012

QOD:  A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.  ~  Dwight David Eisenhower (Oct. 14, 1890 ~ Mar. 28, 1969)

Thursday 11 October 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012

QOD:  I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.  ~  Eleanor Roosevelt (née Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Oct. 11, 1884 ~ Nov. 7, 1962)

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

QOD:  Age is not important unless you're a cheese.  ~  Helen Hayes (October 10, 1900 - March 17, 1993)

Tuesday 9 October 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

QOD:  As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.  ~  John Lennon (Oct. 9, 1940 ~ Dec. 8, 1980)

Monday 8 October 2012

Monday, October 8, 2012

QOD:  We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.  ~  Anaïs Nin (née Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmire Nin y Culmell; Feb. 21, 1903 ~ Jan. 14, 1977), French novelist

Sunday 7 October 2012

Sunday, October 7, 2012

QOD:  Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.  ~ Niels Bohr (b. Oct. 7, 1885 ~ Nov. 18, 1962)