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 29 March 2013

Friday, March 29, 2013

QOD:  Everybody want to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.  ~  Pearl Bailey (née Pearl Mae Bailey; Mar. 29, 2918 ~ Aug. 17, 1990)

Thursday 28 March 2013

Thursday, March 28, 2013

QOD:  If you don’t feel safe as a child, you can’t learn.  ~  Lady Gaga (née Stefani Angelina Germanotta; b. Mar. 28, 1986), American singer-songwriter

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

QOD:  Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany, I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to by a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969)

Tuesday 26 March 2013

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

QOD:  The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.  ~  Tennessee Williams (né Thomas Lanier Williams; Mar. 26, 1911 ~ Feb. 25, 1983)

Monday 25 March 2013

Monday, March 25, 2013

QOD:  Conviction without experience makes for harshness.  ~  Flannery O’Connor (née Mary Flannery O'Connor; Mar. 25, 1925 ~ Aug. 3, 1964)

Sunday 24 March 2013

Sunday, March 24, 2013

QOD:  We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s arguing over where they’re going to sit.  ~  David Suzuki (né David Takayoshi Suzuki; b. Mar. 24, 1936)