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, 6 January 2017

Friday, January 6, 2017

QOD:  Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself.  It’s what you do for others.  ~  Danny Thomas (nĂ© Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz; Jan. 6, 1912 ~ Feb. 6, 1991)

Thursday, 5 January 2017

Thursday, January 5, 2017

QOD:  There are books on our shelves we haven’t read and doubtless never will, that each of us has probably put to one side in the belief that we will read them later on, perhaps even in another life.  ~  Umberto Eco (Jan. 5, 1932 ~ Feb. 19, 2016)

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

QOD:  The oil can be mightier than the sword.  ~  Everett Dirksen (Jan. 4, 1896 ~ Sept. 7, 1969)

Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

QOD:  He was happily married ~ but his wife wasn’t.  ~  Victor Borge (Jan. 3, 1909 ~ Dec. 23, 2000)

Monday, 2 January 2017

Monday, January 2, 2017

QOD:  The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.  ~  Isaac Asimov (Jan 2, 1920 ~ Apr. 6, 1992)

Sunday, 1 January 2017

Sunday, January 1, 2017 / New Year's Day

QOD:  Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.  ~  E.M. Forster (nĂ© Edward Morgan Forster; Jan. 1, 1879 ~ June 7, 1970)