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 19 September 2014

Friday, September 19, 2014

QOD:  Everyone looks so much better when they smile.  ~  Jimmy Fallon (né James Thomas Fallon; b. Sept. 19, 1974)

Thursday 18 September 2014

Thursday, September 18, 2014

QOD:  The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.  ~  Agnes de Mille (Sept. 18, 1905 ~ Oct. 7, 1993)

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

QOD:  You can’t really be strong until you see a funny side to things.  ~  Ken Kesey (né Kenneth Elton Kesey; Sept. 17, 1935 ~ Nov. 10, 2001)

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

QOD:  Speak when you are angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.  ~  Laurence J. Peter (né Laurence Johnston Peter; Sept. 16, 1919 ~ Jan. 12, 1990), Canadian educator best known for developing the Peter Principle

Monday 15 September 2014

Monday, September 15, 2014

QOD:  Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it.  ~  Agatha Christie (Sept. 15, 1890 ~ Jan. 12, 1976)

Sunday 14 September 2014

Sunday, September 14, 2014

QOD:  We are not the only animal that mourns; apes do, and elephants, and dogs.  Yet we are the only one that tortures.  ~  Geraldine Brooks (b. Sept. 14, 1955)