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 13 January 2017

January 13, 2017 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one’s head does not make for an easy passage in the real world.  ~  Sydney Brenner (b. Jan. 13, 1927), recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Thursday 12 January 2017

Thursday, January 12, 2017

QOD:  Do you know the only value life has is what life puts on itself?  ~  Jack London (nĂ© John Griffith London; Jan. 12, 1876 ~ Nov. 22, 1916)

Wednesday 11 January 2017

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

QOD:  A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.  ~  Alexander Hamilton (Jan. 11, 1755 ~ July 1804)

Tuesday 10 January 2017

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

QOD:  You go through life wondering what it is all about, but at the end of the day it’s all about family.  ~  Rod Stewart (nĂ© Roderick David Stewart; b. Jan. 10, 1945)

Monday 9 January 2017

Monday, January 9, 2017

QOD:  What is an adult?  A child blown up by age.  ~  Simone de Beauvoir (Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986)

Sunday 8 January 2017

Sunday, January 8, 2017

QOD:  As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three.  How long?  And what do I do with the time I’ve got left?  ~  David Bowie (Jan 8, 1947 ~ Jan. 10, 2016)