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 16 December 2016

Friday, December 16, 2016

QOD:  I have always paid income tax.  I object only when it reaches a stage when I’m threatened with having nothing left for my old age ~ which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.  ~  Noël Coward (Dec. 16, 1899 ~ Mar. 26, 1973)

Thursday 15 December 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016

QOD:  I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I’ve learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.  ~  Donna Brazile (b. Dec. 15, 1959)

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

QOD:   When I’m 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I’m going to feel old or forget my younger days.  ~  Patty Duke (née Anna Marie Duke; Dec. 14, 1946 ~ March 29, 2016), American actress

Tuesday 13 December 2016

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

QOD:  Every morning I have something to do, I’m better off.  It’s bad to get up and not have something to do.  ~  Dick Van Dyke (né Richard Wayne Van Dyke; b. Dec. 13, 1925), American actor

Monday 12 December 2016

Monday, December 12, 2016

QOD:  I love good sense above all, perhaps because I have none.  ~  Gustave Flaubert (Dec. 12, 1821 ~ May 8, 1880)