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 25 April 2014

Friday, April 25, 2014

QOD:   It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.  ~  Ella Fitzgerald (nĂ© Ella Jane Fitzgerald; Apr. 25, 1917 ~ June 15, 1996), African-American jazz singer

Thursday 24 April 2014

Thursday, April 24, 2014

QOD:  There is no happiness in love, except as the end of an English novel.  ~  Anthony Trollope (Apr. 24, 1815 ~ Dec. 6, 1882), English novelist

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Wednesday April 23, 2014

QOD:  Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature.  And that is because, in the last analysis, we are ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.  ~  Max Planck (Apr. 23, 1853 ~ Oct. 4, 1947)

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

QOD:  My loathings are simple:  stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.  ~  Vladimir Nabokov (Apr. 22, 1899 ~ July 2, 1977)

Monday 21 April 2014

Monday, April 21, 2014

QOD:  Grief is the price we pay for love.  ~  Queen Elizabeth II (b. Apr. 21, 1926)