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 December 2017

Friday, December 22, 2017

QOD:  Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.  ~  Lady Bird Johnson (née Claudia Alta Taylor; Dec. 22, 1912 ~ July 11, 2007), First Lady of the United States

Thursday 21 December 2017

Thursday, December 21, 2017

QOD:  Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.  ~  Frank Zappa (Dec. 21, 1940 ~ Dec. 4, 1993), American musician

Wednesday 20 December 2017

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

QOD:  The secret of my success is a two-word answer:  Know people.  ~  Harvey S. Firestone (Dec. 20, 1868 ~ Feb. 7, 1938), American businessman

Tuesday 19 December 2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

QOD:  The mere imparting of information is not education.  ~  Carter G. Woodson (Dec. 19, 1875 ~ Apr. 3, 1950), African-American historian

Monday 18 December 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017

QOD:  My brain is like a cross between a colander and a Lazy Susan – thin, slow, and it leaks.  ~  Ron White (né Ronald Dee White; b. Dec. 18, 1956), American comedian

Sunday 17 December 2017

Sunday, December 17, 2017

QOD:  For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.”  ~  John Greenleaf Whittier (Dec. 17, 1807 ~ Sept. 7, 1892), American poet