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 6 November 2015

Friday, November 6, 2015

QOD:  I have always believed that 98% of a student’s progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.  ~  John Philip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 ~ March 9, 1932)

Thursday 5 November 2015

Thursday, November 5, 2015

QOD:  Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of memory.  ~  Will Durant (né William James Durant; Nov. 5, 1885 ~ Nov. 7, 1981)

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

QOD:  The perils of duck hunting are great ~ especially for the duck.  ~  Walter Cronkite (né Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.; Nov. 4, 1916 ~ July 17, 2009)

Tuesday 3 November 2015

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

QOD:  You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the three R’s, only one begins with an R.  ~  Dennis Miller (né Dennis Michael Miller; b. Nov. 3, 1953)

Monday 2 November 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015

QOD:  I should have been trying to build a career, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else.  ~  Ray Walston (Nov. 2, 1914 ~ Jan. 1, 2001)

Sunday 1 November 2015

Sunday, November 1, 2015

QOD:  Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.  ~  Kinky Friedman (né Richard Samet Friedman; b. Nov. 1, 1944)