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, 25 January 2013

Friday, January 25, 2013


QOD:  When you choose your friends, don’t be short-changed by choosing personality over character.  ~  W. Somerset Maugham (né William Somerset Maugham; Jan. 25, 1874 ~ Dec. 16, 1965)

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013


QOD:  There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.  ~  Edith Wharton (née Edith Newbold Jones; Jan. 24, 1862 ~ Aug. 11, 1937), American novelist

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

QOD:  Chocolate is the first luxury.  It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.  ~  Mariska Hargitay (b. Jan. 23, 1964), American actress

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

QOD:  People who keep dogs are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves.  ~  August Strindberg (né Johan August Strindberg; Jan. 22, 1849 ~ May 14, 2012), Swedish playwright

Monday, 21 January 2013

Monday, January 21, 2013

QOD:  Take the first step in faith.  You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.  ~  Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 ~ April 4, 1968), African-American civil rights activist and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize

Sunday, 20 January 2013

Sunday, January 20, 2013

QOD:  All art is autobiographical.  The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.  ~  Federico Fellini (Jan. 20, 1920 ~ Oct. 30, 1993)