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 24 October 2014

Friday, October 24, 2014

QOD:  All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say “No” and said “Yes”.  ~  Moss Hart (Oct. 24, 1904 ~ Dec. 20, 1961)

Thursday 23 October 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

QOD:  If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.  ~  Anita Roddrick (Oct. 23, 1942 ~ Sept. 10, 2007)

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

QOD:  You’re only as young as the last time you changed your mind.  ~  Timothy Leary (nĂ© Timothy Francis Leary; Oct. 22, 1920 ~ May 31, 1996)

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

QOD:  Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.  ~  Carrie Fisher (nĂ©e Carrie Frances Fischer, b. Oct. 21, 1956)  [Carrie Fisher died on December 27, 2016 at age 60.]

Monday 20 October 2014

Monday, October 20, 2014

QOD:  Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent.  As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.  ~  Tom Petty (nĂ© Thomas Earle Petty; b. Oct. 20, 1953)  [Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017 at age 66.]

Sunday 19 October 2014

Sunday, October 19, 2014

QOD:  My definition of a decent society is on that first takes care of all its losers, and protects its weak.  ~  John le CarrĂ©  (nĂ© David John Moore Cornwell; b. Oct. 19, 1931), British novelist [John le CarrĂ© died on December 12, 2020 at age 89.]