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 10 November 2017

Friday, November 10, 2017

QOD:  The biggest difference between England and America is that England has history, while America has geography.  ~  Neil Gaiman (né Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman; b. Nov. 10, 1960), English author

Thursday 9 November 2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017

QOD:  Because you don’t live near a bakery doesn’t mean you have to go without cheesecake.  ~  Hedy Lamarr (née Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; Nov. 9, 1914 ~ Jan. 19, 2000), Austrian-born American actress and inventor

Wednesday 8 November 2017

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

QOD:  There are mysteries which men can only guess at, which age by age they may solve only in part.  ~  Bram Stoker (né Abraham Stoker; Nov. 8, 1847 ~ Apr. 20, 1912), Irish author

Tuesday 7 November 2017

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

QOD:  Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.  ~  Marie Curie (née Maria Salomea Sklodowska; Nov. 7, 1867 ~ July 4, 1934), Polish-born French scientist and recipient of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Monday 6 November 2017

Monday, November 6, 2017

QOD:  There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience.  ~  John Philip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 ~ Mar. 6, 1932), American composer