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 5 September 2014

Friday, September 5, 2014

QOD:  When I’m dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.  ~  Freddie Mercury (né Farrokh Bulsara; Sept. 5, 1946 ~ Nov. 24, 1991)

Thursday 4 September 2014

Thursday, September 4, 2014

QOD:  If “pro” is the opposite of “con”, what is the opposite of “progress”?  ~  Paul Harvey (né Paul Harvey Aurandt; Sept. 4, 1918 ~ Feb. 28, 2009)

Wednesday 3 September 2014

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

QOD:  The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.  ~  Malcolm Gladwell (b. Sept. 3, 1963), Canadian journalist

Tuesday 2 September 2014

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

QOD:  Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.  ~  Salma Hayek (b. Sept. 2, 1966)

Monday 1 September 2014

Monday, September 1, 2014 / Labor Day

QOD:  I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.  ~  Lily Tomlin (née Mary Jane Tomlin; b. Sept. 1, 1939)

Sunday 31 August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

QOD:  This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in five or ten years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil.  You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development.  ~  Itzhak Perlman  (b. Aug. 31, 1945)