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 18 May 2018

Friday, May 18, 2018

QOD:  Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people’s happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.  ~ Bertrand Russell, 3rdEarl Russell (né Bertrand Arthur William, May 18, 1872 ~ Feb. 2, 1970)

Thursday 17 May 2018

Thursday, May 17, 2018

QOD:  The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouth they’ve been in.  ~  Dennis Potter (né Dennis Christopher George Potter, May 17, 1935 ~ June 7, 1994)

Wednesday 16 May 2018

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

QOD:  I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.  ~  Studs Terkel (né Louis Terkel, May 16, 1912 ~ Oct. 31, 2008)

Tuesday 15 May 2018

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

QOD:  People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise.  ~ Brian Eno (b. May 15, 1948)

Monday 14 May 2018

Monday, May 14, 2018

QOD:  I have trouble imagining what I could do that’s beyond the practicality of what I can do. ~  David Byrne (b. May 14, 1952)

Sunday 13 May 2018

Mother's Day, Sunday May 13, 2018

QOD:  When my car runs out of gas, I buy a new one.  I don’t want to ride around in a quitter.  ~  Stephen Colbert (b. May 13, 1964)