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.

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

QOD:  I wouldn’t mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.  ~  Henri Matisse (Dec. 31, 1869 ~ Nov. 3, 1954), French artist

Monday, 30 December 2013

Monday, December 30, 2013

QOD:  Pitching is the art of instilling fear.  ~  Sandy Koufax (nĂ© Sanford Koufax; b. Dec. 30, 1935), American professional baseball pitcher

Sunday, 29 December 2013

Sunday, December 29, 2013


QOD:  The love of one’s country is a splendid thing.  But why should love stop at the border?  ~  Pablo Casals (Dec. 29, 1876 ~ Oct. 22, 1973), Spanish-born cellist and composer

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Thursday, December 19, 2013

QOD:  I’d like to see one person ~ just one ~ who would own up to having been a coward.  ~ Édith Piaf (Dec. 19, 1915 ~ Oct. 11, 1963), French singer

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

QOD:  Let me be clear about this.  I don’t have a drug problem.  I have a police problem.  Keith Richards (b. Dec. 18, 1943), British musician

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

QOD:  The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.  ~  William Safire (nĂ© William Lewis Safir; Dec. 17, 1929 ~ Sept. 27, 2009), American journalist and columnist

Monday, 16 December 2013

Monday, December 16, 2013

QOD:  It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.  ~  Sir NoĂ«l Coward (nĂ© NoĂ«l Peirce Coward; Dec. 16, 1899 ~ Mar. 26, 1973), British playwright