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 3 April 2015

Friday, April 3, 2015 / Good Friday

QOD:  The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859), American novelist

Thursday 2 April 2015

Thursday, April 2, 2015

QOD:  I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent.  ~  Giacomo Casanova (Apr. 2, 1725 ~ June 4, 1798)

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / April Fool's Day

QOD:  Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.  ~  Milan Kundera (b. Apr. 1, 1929), Czech-born French writer  [Milan Kundera died in Paris, France on July 11, 2023 at age 94.]

Tuesday 31 March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

QOD:  I’m scared of everything.  I think it’s the only sensible to be that way.  ~  Christopher Walken (né Ronald Walken; b. Mar. 31, 1943), American actor

Monday 30 March 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015

QOD:  Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.  ~  Vincent Van Gogh (Mar. 30, 1853 ~ July 29, 1890), Dutch painter and artist

Sunday 29 March 2015

Sunday, March 29, 2015

QOD:  The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one’s self.  All sin is easy after that.  ~  Pearl Bailey (née Pearl Mae Bailey; Mar. 29, 1918 ~ Aug. 17, 1990), African-American singer and actress