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 9 February 2018

Friday, February 9, 2018

QOD:  Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.  ~  Amy Lowell (Feb. 9, 1874 ~ May 12, 1925)

Thursday 8 February 2018

Thursday, February 8, 2018

QOD:  I believe cats to be spirits come to earth.  A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.  ~  Jules Gabriel Verne (Feb. 8, 1828 ~ Mar. 24, 1905)

Wednesday 7 February 2018

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

QOD:  Cats have a scam going ~ you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.  ~  Eddie Izzard (b. Feb. 7, 1962)

Tuesday 6 February 2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

QOD:  Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.  ~  Tom Brokaw (né Thomas John Brokaw, b. Feb. 6, 1940)

Monday 5 February 2018

Monday, February 5, 2018

QOD:  Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.  ~  William S. Burroughs (Feb. 5, 1914 ~ Aug. 2, 1997)

Sunday 4 February 2018

Sunday, February 4, 2018

QOD:  Mistakes are part of the game.  It’s how well you recover from that, that’s the mark of a great player.  ~  Alice Cooper (né Vincent Damon Furnier, b. Feb. 4, 1948)