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 21 November 2014

Friday, November 21, 2014

QOD:  Prejudices are what fools use for reason.  ~  Voltaire (né François-Marie Arouet; Nov. 21, 1694 ~ May 30, 1778)

Thursday 20 November 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

QOD:  Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (Nov. 20, 1924 ~ Oct. 14, 2010)

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

QOD:  Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.  ~  Peter Drucker (Nov. 19, 1909 ~ Nov. 11, 2005)

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

QOD:  Reality simply consists of different points of view.  ~  Margaret Atwood (née Margaret Eleanor Atwood; b. Nov. 18, 1939)

Monday 17 November 2014

Monday, November 17, 2014

QOD:  We have to say what we believe … whether it’s popular or not.  ~  Howard Dean (né Howard Brush Dean, III; b. Nov. 17, 1948)

Sunday 16 November 2014

Sunday, November 16, 2014

QOD:  People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.  ~  Chinua Achebe (Nov. 16, 1930 ~ Mar. 21, 2013)