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 13 March 2015

Friday, March 13, 2015 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  Science has everything to say about what is possible.  Science has nothing to say about what is permissible.  ~  Charles Krauthammer (né Irving Charles Krauthammer; b. Mar. 13, 1950) [Charles Krauthammer died of cancer on June 21, 2018 at age 68.]

Thursday 12 March 2015

Thursday, March 12, 2015

QOD:  Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.  ~  Jack Kerouac (né Jean-Louis Kérouac; Mar. 12, 1922 ~ Oct. 21, 1969), American author

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

QOD:  The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.  ~  Douglas Adams (né Douglas Noel Adams; Mar. 11, 1952 ~ May 11, 2001), British author

Tuesday 10 March 2015

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

QOD:   Realize when you are “middle aged” you have a chance for a whole second career, another love, another life.  ~  Sharon Stone (née Sharon Yvonne Stone; b. Mar. 10, 1958), American actress

Monday 9 March 2015

Monday, March 9, 2015

QOD:  Money is the great tool through whose means labor and skill become universally co-operative.  ~  Leland Stanford (né Amasa Leland Stanford; Mar. 9, 1824 ~ June 21, 1893), American industrialist and politician