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, 30 August 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

QOD:  By the time you know what to do, you’re too old to do it.  ~  Ted Williams (nĂ© Theodore Samuel Williams; Aug. 30, 1918 ~ July 5, 2002)

Thursday, 29 August 2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

QOD:  Happiness is good health and a bad memory.  ~  Ingrid Bergman (Aug. 29, 1915 ~ Aug. 29, 1982)

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

QOD:  Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.  ~  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832)

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

QOD:  I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy.  First, let her think she’s having her own way.  And second, let her have it.  ~  Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug. 27, 1908 ~ Jan. 22, 1973)

Monday, 26 August 2013

Monday, August 26, 2013

QOD:  Peace begins with a smile.  ~  Mother Teresa (Aug. 26, 1910 ~ Sept. 5, 1997)


Sunday, 25 August 2013

Sunday, August 25, 2013

QOD:  Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.  ~  Gene Simmons (nĂ© Chaim Weitz, b. Aug. 25, 1949)