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, 23 December 2016

Friday, December 23, 2016

QOD:  If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?  ~  Harry Shearer (né Harry Julius Shearer; b. Dec. 23, 1943)

Thursday, 22 December 2016

Thursday, December 22, 2016

QOD:   Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.  ~  Lady Bird Johnson (née Claudia Alta Taylor; Dec. 22, 1912 ~ July 11, 2007)

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

QOD:  There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.  ~  Frank Zappa (né Frank Vincent Zappa; Dec. 21, 1940 ~ Dec. 4, 1933)

Tuesday, 20 December 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

QOD:  It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.  ~  Harvey S. Firestone (né Harvey Samuel Firestone; Dec. 29, 1868 ~ Feb. 7, 1938)

Monday, 19 December 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

QOD:  The fortunes of the entire world may well ride on the ability of young Americans to face the responsibilities of an old America gone mad.  ~  Phil Ochs (né Philip David Ochs; Dec. 19, 1940 ~ Apr. 9, 1976)