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 July 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

QOD:  The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.  ~  Diana Vreeland (Sept. 29, 1903 ~ Aug. 22, 1989)

Thursday 28 July 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016

QOD:   It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is “soporific”.  ~  Beatrix Potter (July 28, 1866 ~ Dec. 22, 1944)

Wednesday 27 July 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

QOD:  I believe in rules.  Sure I do.  If there weren’t any rules, how could you break them?  ~  Leo Durocher (July 27, 1905 ~ Oct. 7, 1991)

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

QOD:  I am a conservative with a small “c.”  It is possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.  ~  Mick Jagger (né Michael Philip Jagger; b. July 26, 1943)

Monday 25 July 2016

Monday, July 25, 2016

QOD:  It doesn’t matter how new an idea is: what matters is how new it becomes.  ~  Elias Canetti (July 25, 1905 ~ Aug. 13, 1994)