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

Friday, September 12, 2014

QOD:  One chance is all you need.  ~  Jesse Owens (nĂ© James Cleveland Owens; Sept. 12, 1913 ~ Mar. 31, 1980)

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 (nĂ© 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)