QOD: One chance is all you need. ~
Jesse Owens (né James Cleveland Owens; Sept. 12, 1913 ~ Mar. 31, 1980)
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, 12 September 2014
Thursday, 11 September 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
QOD: It’s bad taste to be wise all the time,
like being at a perpetual funeral.
~ D.H. Lawrence (Sept. 11, 1885 ~
Mar. 2, 1930)
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
QOD:
I like to do things quickly because I’m easily
bored. ~ Karl Lagerfeld (b. Sept. 10, 1933) [Karl Lagerfeld died on February 19, 2019 at age 85.]
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
QOD: Government is an association of men who
do violence to the rest of us. ~ Leo Tolstoy (Sept. 9, 1828 ~ Nov. 20, 1910)
Monday, 8 September 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
QOD: The trouble with telling a good story is that it
invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one. ~ Sid
Caesar (né Isaac Sidney Caesar; Sept. 8, 1922 ~ Feb. 12, 2014)
Sunday, 7 September 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
QOD: Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and
silence you have not already tested.
~ Queen Elizabeth I (Sept. 7,
1533 ~ Mar. 24, 1603)