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 22 September 2017

Friday, September 22, 2017

QOD:  I’d like to be just a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much.  Joan Jett (née Joan Marie Larkin; b. Sept. 22, 1958), American musician

Thursday 21 September 2017

Thursday, September 21, 2017

QOD:  Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.  ~  Larry Hagman (Sept. 21, 1931 ~ Nov. 23, 2012), American actor

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

QOD:  I would never presume to give anyone advice ~ Anne Meara (Sept. 20, 1929 ~ May 23, 2015), American actress

Tuesday 19 September 2017

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

QOD:  Civility, politeness, it’s like a cement in a society: binds it together.  And when we lose it, then I think we all feel lesser and slightly dirty because of it.  ~  Jeremy Irons (b. Sept. 19, 1948), English actor

Monday 18 September 2017

Monday, November 18, 2017

QOD:  Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.  ~  Samuel Johnson (Sept. 18, 1709 ~ Dec. 13, 1784), British writer and lexicographer

Sunday 17 September 2017

Sunday, September 17, 2017

QOD:  We are more causal about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.  ~  Warren E. Burger (né Warren Earl Burger; Sept. 17, 1907 ~ June 25, 1995), Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court