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 28 October 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

QOD:  Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.  ~  Bill Gates (né William Henry Gates; b. Oct. 28, 1955)

Thursday 27 October 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

QOD:  Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.  ~  Fran Lebowitz (née Frances Ann Lebowitz; b. Oct. 27, 1951)

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

QOD:  Without a song, each day would be a century.  ~  Mahalia Jackson (Oct. 26, 1911 ~ Jan. 27, 1972)

Tuesday 25 October 2016

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

QOD:  The only thing I’m running for is the state line.  ~  James Carville (b. Oct. 25, 1944)

Monday 24 October 2016

Monday, October 24, 2016

QOD:  How much we owe to good teachers, good education, and good advice.  ~  Robert Mundell (né Robert Alexander Mundell; b. Oct. 24, 1932), Canadian recipient of the 1999 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science

Sunday 23 October 2016

Sunday, October 23, 2016

QOD:   Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.  ~  Anita Roddrick (né Anita Lucia Perella; Oct. 23, 1942 ~ Sept. 10, 2007)