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.

Sunday 31 December 2017

Sunday, December 31, 2017 / New Year's Eve

QOD:  Beauty is perfection in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.  ~  Diane von Furstenberg (b. Dec. 31, 1945), Belgian fashion designer

Friday 29 December 2017

Friday, December 29, 2017

QOD:  You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.  ~  Mary Tyler Moore (Dec. 29, 1936 ~ Jan. 25, 2017)

Thursday 28 December 2017

Thursday, December 28, 2017

QOD:  You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too.  That’s a part of it.  ~  Denzel Washington (nĂ© Denzel Hayes Washington; b. Dec. 28, 1954), African-American actor

Wednesday 27 December 2017

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

QOD:  How do you know love is gone?  If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he or she has not called the police yet – it’s gone.  ~  Marlene Dietrich (nĂ©e Marie Magdalene Dietrich; Dec. 27, 1901 ~ May 6, 1992), German actress

Tuesday 26 December 2017

Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Boxing Day

QOD:  I haven’t got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.  ~  David Sedaris (b. Dec. 26, 1956), American writer and humorist

Monday 25 December 2017

Monday, December 25, 2017 / Christmas

QOD:  Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.  ~  Jimmy Buffett (b. Dec. 25, 1946), American musician  [Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, 2023 at age 76.]