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 11 December 2015

Friday, December 11, 2015

QOD:  Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.  ~  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Dec. 11, 1918 ~ Aug. 3, 2008)

Thursday 10 December 2015

Thursday, December 10, 2015

QOD:  Luck is not chance, it’s toil; fortune’s expensive smile is earned.  ~  Emily Dickinson (né Emily Elizabeth Dickinson; Dec. 10, 1830 ~ May 15, 1886)

Wednesday 9 December 2015

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

QOD:  In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.  ~  Kirk Douglas (né Issur Danielovitch; b. Dec. 9, 1916)

Tuesday 8 December 2015

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

QOD:  A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.  ~  Jim Morrison (Dec. 8, 1943 ~ July 3, 1971)

Monday 7 December 2015

Monday, December 7, 2015

QOD:  When I was younger, I wanted to be older.  Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.  ~  Tom Waits (b. Dec. 7, 1949)

Sunday 6 December 2015

Sunday, December 6, 2015

QOD:  If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?  ~  Steven Wright (b. Dec. 6, 1955)