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, 1 August 2014

Friday, August 1, 2014

QODOver the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.  ~  Yves Saint Laurent (Aug. 1, 1936 ~ June 1, 2008)

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Thursday, July 31, 2014

QOD:  If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.  ~  J.K. Rowling (né Joanne Rowling; b. July 31, 1965)

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

QOD:  There are three things you can do in a baseball game.  You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.  ~  Casey Stengel (né Charles Dillon Stengel; July 30, 1890 ~ Sept. 29, 1975)

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

QOD:  It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.  ~  Dag Hammarskjöld (July 29, 1905 ~ Sept. 18, 1961)

Monday, 28 July 2014

Monday. July 28, 2014

QOD:  Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.  ~  Beatrix Potter (July 28, 1866 ~ Dec. 22, 1943)

Sunday, 27 July 2014

Sunday, July 27, 2014

QOD:  I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.  ~  Leo Durocher (né Leo Ernest Durocher; July 27, 1905 ~ Oct. 7, 1991)