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 20 July 2018

Friday, July 20, 2018

QOD:  I am not afraid of an army of lions lead by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep lead by a lion.  ~  Alexander the Great (July 20, 356 BCE ~ June 10, 323 BCE)

Thursday 19 July 2018

Thursday, July 19, 2018

QOD:  The longer the title, the less important the job.  ~ George McGovern (July 19, 1922 ~ Oct. 21, 2012)

Wednesday 18 July 2018

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

QOD:  The only boring people I know are bored people. ~  Elizabeth M. Gilbert (b. July 18, 1969)

Tuesday 17 July 2018

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

QOD:  A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~  Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917 ~ Aug 20, 2012)

Monday 16 July 2018

Monday, July 16, 2018

QOD:  Egotism ~ usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.  ~ Barbara Stanwyck (née Ruby Catherine Stevens, July 16, 1907 ~ Jan. 20, 1990)

Sunday 15 July 2018

Sunday, July 15, 2018

QOD:  People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.  ~  Dame Iris Murdoch (July 15, 1919 ~ Feb. 9, 1999)