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 17 October 2014

Friday October 17, 2014

QOD:  If you fall during your life, it doesn’t matter.  You’re never a failure as long as you try to get up.  ~  Evel Knievel (né Robert Craig Knievel, Oct. 17, 1838 ~ Nov. 30, 2007)

Thursday 16 October 2014

Thursday, October 16, 2014

QOD:  If an expert says it can’t be done, get another expert.  ~  David Ben-Gurion.  (Oct. 16, 1896 ~ Dec. 1, 1973)

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

QOD:  The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.  ~  Lee Iacocca (né Lido Anthony Iacocca; b. Oct. 15, 1924)

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

QOD:  This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.  ~  Hannah Arendt (née Johanna Cohn Arendt; Oct. 14, 1906 ~ Dec. 4, 1975)

Monday 13 October 2014

Monday, October 13, 2014

QOD:  There can never be enough I Love You’s.  ~  Lenny Bruce (né Leonard Alfred Schneider; Oct. 13, 1925 ~ Aug. 3, 1966)

Sunday 12 October 2014

Sunday, October 12, 2014

QOD:  If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.  ~  Luciano Pavarotti (Oct. 12, 1935 ~ Sept. 6, 2007)