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 22 November 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

QOD:  I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me.  He said I was being ridiculous ~ everyone hasn’t met me yet.  ~  Rodney Dangerfield (né Jacob Rodney Cohen; Nov. 22, 1921 ~ Oct. 5 2004), American actor and comedian

Thursday 21 November 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

QOD:  I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.  ~  Goldie Hawn (née Goldie Jeanne Hawn; b. Nov. 21, 1945), American actress

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

QOD:  Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (Nov. 20, 1924 ~ Oct. 14, 2010), Polish-born mathematician

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

QOD:  You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.  ~  Indira Gandhi (Nov. 19, 1917 ~ Oct. 31, 1984), Indian politician and Prime Minister

Monday 18 November 2013

Monday, November 18, 2013

QOD:  It's a queer thing, but imaginary troubles are harder to bear than actual ones.  ~  Dorothy Dix (née Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer;  Nov. 18, 1887 ~ Dec. 16, 1951), American journalist

Sunday 17 November 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

QOD:  And as I’ve gotten older, I’ve had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.  ~  Martin Scorsese (b. Nov. 17, 1942), American movie director