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 18 September 2015

Friday, September 18, 2015

QOD:  I wish I were supernaturally strong so I could put right everything that is wrong.  ~  Greta Garbo (Sept. 18, 1905 ~ Apr. 15, 1990)

Thursday 17 September 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

QOD:  The trial of a case is a three-legged stool ~ a judge and two advocates.  ~  Warren E. Burger (Sept. 17, 1907 ~ June 25, 1995)

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

QOD:  If the press ever quoted anyone correctly, it would be brilliant.  ~  Lauren Bacall (née Betty Joan Perske;  Sept. 16, 1924 ~ Aug. 12, 2014)

Tuesday 15 September 2015

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

QOD:  No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.  ~  James Fenimore Cooper (Sept. 15, 1789 ~ Sept. 14, 1851)

Monday 14 September 2015

Monday, September 14, 2015

QOD:  Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.  ~  Geraldine Brooks (b. Sept. 14, 1955)

Sunday 13 September 2015

Sunday, September 13, 2015

QOD:  We all lose our looks eventually.  Better develop your character and interest in life.  ~  Jacqueline Bisset (née Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset; b. Sept. 13, 1944)