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 16 November 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012

QOD:  Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don’t have to go out and enjoy it.  ~  Logan P. Smith (né Logan Pearsall Smith; Oct. 18, 1865 ~ Mar. 2, 1946), British essayist and critic

Thursday 15 November 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012


QOD:  To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice

Wednesday 14 November 2012

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

QOD:  Life is like a game of cards.  The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.  ~  Jawaharlal Nehru (Nov. 14, 1889 ~ May 27, 1964), Prime Minister of India

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

QOD:  The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; November 13, 1856 ~ October 3, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Monday 12 November 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

QOD:  The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.  ~  Oscar Wilde (né Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oct. 16, 1854 ~ Nov. 30, 1900), Irish playwright and poet