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 19 July 2013

Friday, July 19, 2013

QOD:  Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.  ~  Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 ~ Sept. 27, 1917)

Thursday 18 July 2013

Thursday, July 18, 2013


QOD:  Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.  ~  Nelson Mandela (b. July 18, 1918)  [Nelson Mandela died at age 95 on December 5, 2013]

Wednesday 17 July 2013

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

QOD:  A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.  ~  Phyllis Diller (née Phyllis Ada Driver; July 17, 1917 ~ Aug. 20, 2012)

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

QOD:  I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance.  ~  Rubén Blades (b. July 16, 1948)

Monday 15 July 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

QOD:   Anything that consoles is fake.  ~  Iris Murdoch (July 15, 1919 ~ Feb. 8, 1999)

Sunday 14 July 2013

Sunday, July 14, 2013

QOD:  Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.  ~  Gerald R. Ford (né Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 ~ Dec. 26, 2000)