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 July 2015

Friday, July 3, 2015

QOD:  Not all chemicals are bad.  Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.  ~  Dave Barry (nĂ©  David McAlister Barry; b. July 3, 1947)

Thursday 2 July 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015

QOD:  Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.  ~  Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 ~ Jan. 24, 1993)

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

QOD:  Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.  ~  Diana, Princess of Wales (July 1, 1961 ~ Aug. 31, 1997)

Tuesday 30 June 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

QOD:  I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.  ~  Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 ~ May 9, 2010)

Monday 29 June 2015

Monday, June 29, 2015

QOD:  A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.  ~  Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ©ry (June 29, 1900 ~ July 31, 1944)

Sunday 28 June 2015

Sunday, June 28, 2015

QOD:  If you’re quiet, you’re not living.  You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.  ~  Mel Brooks (nĂ© Melvin Kaminksy; b. June 28, 1926)