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, 13 July 2018

Friday, July 13, 2018 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.  ~  Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature (b. July 13, 1934)

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Thursday, July 12, 2018

QOD:  You can cut all the flowers, but you can’t stop spring.  ~  Pablo Neruda (né Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, July 12, 1904 ~ Sept. 23, 1973)

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

QOD:  Old age is a special problem for me because I’ve never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself ~ a lad of about 19.  ~ E.B. White (July 11, 1899 ~ Oct. 1, 1985)

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

QOD:  The real menace in dealing with a 5-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a 5-year-old.  ~  Jean Kerr (July 10, 1922 ~ Jan. 5, 2003)

Monday, 9 July 2018

Monday, July 9, 2018

QOD:  Always live in the ugliest house on the street ~ then you don’t have to look at it.  ~  David Hockney, artist (b. July 9, 1937)

Sunday, 8 July 2018

Sunday, July 8, 2018

QOD:  The pen is mightier than the sword, and is considerably easier to write with. ~  Marty Feldman (né Martin Alan Feldman, July 8, 1934 ~ Dec. 2, 1982)