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 1 January 2016

Friday, January 1, 2016 / New Year's Day

QOD:  No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.  ~  J. Edgar Hoover (né John Edgar Hoover; Jan. 1, 1895 ~ May 2, 1972), First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Thursday 31 December 2015

Thursday, December 31, 2015 / New Year's Eve

QOD:  My philosophy is: It’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me.  ~  Sir Anthony Hopkins (né Ernest William Anthony Reynolds; b. Dec. 31, 1937), Welch actor

Wednesday 30 December 2015

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

QOD:  Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.  ~  Rudyard Kipling (né Joseph Rudyard Kipling; Dec. 30, 1865 ~ Jan. 18, 1936), British author

Tuesday 29 December 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

QOD:  Take chances, make mistakes.  That’s how you grow.  Pain nourishes your courage.  You have to fail in order to practice being brave.  ~  Mary Tyler Moore (b. Dec. 29, 1936), American actress [Mary Tyler Moore died on January 25, 2017]

Monday 28 December 2015

Monday, December 28, 2015

QOD:  Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.  ~  Woodrow Wilson (né Thomas Woodrow Wilson; Dec. 28, 1856 ~ Feb. 3, 1924), 28th President of the United States

Sunday 27 December 2015

Sunday, December 27, 2015

QOD:  History is full of really good stories.  That’s the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history is interesting.  ~  Sarah Vowell (née Sarah Jane Vowell; b. Dec. 27, 1969), American journalist and social commentator