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 30 March 2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

QOD:  A song will keep going round in my brain and keep me awake.  ~  Norah Jones (née Geetali Norah Shankar, b. Mar. 30, 1979)

Thursday 29 March 2018

Thursday, March 29, 2018

QOD:  I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu.  ~  Elle MacPherson (née Eleanor Nancy Gow, b. Mar. 29, 1964), Australian model

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

QOD:  A good man can be stupid and still be good.  But a bad man must have brains.  ~  Maxim Gorky (né Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, Mar. 28, 1868 ~ June 18, 1936)

Tuesday 27 March 2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

QOD:  It is not possible to go forward while looking back.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969)

Monday 26 March 2018

Monday, March 26, 2018

QOD:  A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff nature replaces it with.  ~  Tennessee Williams (né Thomas Lanier Williams, III, Mar. 26, 1911 ~ Feb. 25, 1983)

Sunday 25 March 2018

Sunday, March 25, 2018

QOD:  I don’t deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.  ~  Flannery O’Connor (née Mary Flannery O’Connor, Mar. 25, 1925 ~ Aug. 3, 1964)