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 16 January 2015

Friday, January 16, 2015

QOD:  When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.  ~  Ethel Merman (Jan. 16, 1908 ~ Feb. 15, 1984), American actress

Thursday 15 January 2015

Thursday, January 15, 2015

QOD:  No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect.  ~  Edward Teller (Jan. 15, 1908 ~ Sept. 9, 2003), Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist, known as the Father of the Hydrogen Bomb

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

QOD:  The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.  ~  Andy Rooney (nĂ© Andrew Aitken Rooney; Jan. 14, 1919 ~ Nov. 4, 2011)

Tuesday 13 January 2015

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

QOD:  The child is pronounced pretty.  I think it quite otherwise.  ~  Salmon P. Chase (nĂ© Salmon Portland Chase; Jan. 13, 1808 ~ May 7, 1873), Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Monday 12 January 2015

Monday, January 12, 2014

QOD:  There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.  ~  Kirstie Alley (nĂ©e Kirstie Louise Alley; b. Jan. 12, 1951), American actress  [Kirstie Alley died on December 5, 2022 at age 71.]

Sunday 11 January 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2014

QOD:   Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.  ~  Abraham Joshua Heschel (Jan. 11, 1907 ~ Dec. 23, 1972), American rabbi and theologian