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 23 March 2018

Friday, March 23, 2018

QOD:  Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.  ~  Erich Fromm (Mar. 23, 1900 ~ Mar. 18, 1980)

Thursday 22 March 2018

Thursday, March 22, 2018

QOD:  Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?  ~  Marcel Marceau (Apr. 22, 1923 ~ Sept. 22, 2007)

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

QOD:  Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.  ~  Phyllis McGinley (Mar. 21, 1905 ~ Feb. 22, 1978)

Tuesday 20 March 2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

QOD:  A failure is not always a mistake; it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances.  The real mistake is to stop trying.  ~  B.F. Skinner (né Burrhus Frederick Skinner, Mar. 20, 1904 ~ Aug. 18, 1990)

Monday 19 March 2018

Monday, March 19, 2018

QOD:  Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.  ~  Earl Warren (Mar. 19, 1891 ~ July 9, 1974)

Sunday 18 March 2018

Sunday, March 18, 2018

QOD:  Most people don’t have so much talent that they can become a success all their own.  We all need people to help us and lift us up.  ~  Queen Latifah (née Dana Elaine Owens, b. Mar. 18, 1970)