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 1 February 2013

Friday, February 1, 2013

QOD:  Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.  ~  Langston Hughes (Feb. 1, 1902 ~ May 22, 1967)

Thursday 31 January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

QOD:  A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.  ~  Jackie Robinson (né Jack Roosevelt Robinson; Jan. 31, 1919 – Oct 24, 1972), African-American professional baseball player

Wednesday 30 January 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

QOD:  I am a holy man, minus the holiness.  ~  E.M. Forster (né Edward Morgan Forster; Jan. 1, 1879 ~ June 7, 1970), British novelist

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

QOD:  Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.  ~  W.C. Fields (né William Claude Dunkenfield; Jan. 29, 1880 ~ Dec. 25, 1946), American comedian

Monday 28 January 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

QOD:  Total absence of humor renders life impossible.  ~  Colette (née Sidonie Gabrielle Colette; Jan. 28, 1873 ~ Aug. 3, 1954), French author

Sunday 27 January 2013

Sunday, January 27, 2013

QOD: No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.  ~  Mikhail Baryshnikov (b. Jan. 27, 1948), Soviet-born ballet dancer