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 29 April 2016

Friday, April 29, 2106

QOD:  You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake.  It's like, "See if you can blow this out."  ~  Jerry Seinfeld (b. Apr. 29, 1954)

Thursday 28 April 2016

Thursday, April 28, 2016

QOD:  The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.  ~  James Monroe (Apr. 28, 1758 ~ July 4, 1831)

Wednesday 27 April 2016

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

QOD:  Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.  ~  Mary Wollstonecraft (Apr. 27, 1759 ~ Sept. 10, 1797)

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

QOD:  Only I can change my life.  No one can do it for me.  ~  Carol Burnett (b. Apr. 26, 1933)

Monday 25 April 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016

QOD:  We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.  ~  Edward R. Murrow (b. Apr. 25, 1908 ~ Apr. 27, 1965), American Journalist

Sunday 24 April 2016

Sunday, April 24, 2016

QOD:  The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.  ~  Anthony Trollop (Apr. 24, 1815 ~ Dec. 6, 1882)