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, 10 May 2013

Friday, May 10, 2013

QOD:  Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.  ~  Bel Kaufman (née Bella Kaufman; b. May 10, 1911)  [Bel Haufman died on July 25, 2014 at age 103]

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Thursday, May 9, 2013

QOD:  If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.  ~  Billy Joel (né William Martin Joel; b. May 9, 1949)

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

QOD:  I never did give anybody hell.  I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.  ~  Harry S Truman (May  8, 1884 ~ Dec. 26, 1972)

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

QOD:  Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.  ~  David Hume (May 7, 1711 ~ Aug. 25, 1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher

Monday, 6 May 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

QOD:  Time spent with cats is never wasted.  ~  Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 ~ Sept. 23, 1939)

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Sunday May 5, 2013

QOD:  I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.  ~  Adele (née Adele Laurie Blue Adkins;  b. May 5, 1988)