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 5 April 2013

Friday, April 5, 2013

QOD:  What did I do in high school?  I grew from 5 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 2 inches.  ~  Gregory Peck (né Eldred Gregory Peck; Apr. 5, 1916 ~ June 12, 2003)

Thursday 4 April 2013

Thursday, April 4, 2013

QOD:  The reason husbands and wives do not understand each other is because they belong to different sexes.  ~ Dorothea Dix (Apr. 4, 1802 ~ July 17, 1887)

Wednesday 3 April 2013

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

QOD:  Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.  ~  Marlon Brando (Apr. 3, 1924 ~ July 1, 2004)

Tuesday 2 April 2013

Tuesday, April 2, 2013


QOD:  All good ideas arrive by chance.  ~  Max Ernst (Apr. 2, 1891 ~ Apr. 1, 1976)

Monday 1 April 2013

Monday, April 1, 2013 / April Fool's Day

QOD:  People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.  ~  Otto von Bismarck  (April 1, 1815 ~ June 30 1898)

Sunday 31 March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

QOD:  Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.  ~  Al Gore (né Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.; b. March 31, 1948)