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 5 December 2014

Friday, December 5, 2014

QOD:  The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.  ~  Joan Didion (b. Dec. 5, 1934)  [Joan Didion died on December 23, 2021 at age 87.]

Thursday 4 December 2014

Thursday, December 4, 2014

QOD:  The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.  ~  Thomas Carlyle (Dec. 4, 1795 ~ Feb. 5, 1881)

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

QOD:  A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.  ~  Jean-Luc Godard (b. Dec. 3, 1930), French film director  [Jean-Luc Godard died on September 13, 2022 at age 91.]

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

QOD:  Sundance is weird.  The movies are weird ~ you actually have to think about them when you watch them.  ~  Britney Spears (b. Dec. 2, 1981)

Monday 1 December 2014

Monday, December 1, 2014

QOD:  After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.  ~  Bette Midler (b. Dec. 1, 1945)

Sunday 30 November 2014

Sunday, November 30, 2014

QOD:  A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying … that he is wiser today than yesterday.  ~  Jonathan Swift (Nov. 30, 1667 ~ Oct. 19, 1745)