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 12 October 2018

Friday, October 12, 2018

QOD:  Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.  ~ Dick Gregory (né Richard Claxton Gregory; Oct. 12, 1932 ~ Aug. 19, 2017), African-American comedian and civil rights activist

Thursday 11 October 2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

QOD:  Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. ~  Eleanor Roosevelt (née Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Oct. 11, 1884 ~ Nov. 7, 1962), American First Lady and social activist

Wednesday 10 October 2018

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

QOD:  The hardest years in life are those between 10 and 70.  ~  Helen Hayes (née Helen Hayes Brown; Oct. 10, 1900 ~ Mar. 17, 1993), American actress

Tuesday 9 October 2018

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

QOD:  Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.  ~  John Lennon (Oct. 9, 1940 ~ Dec. 8, 1980), British musician

Monday 8 October 2018

Monday, October 8, 2018

QOD:  You can’t knock on opportunity’s door and not be ready.  ~  Bruno Mars (né Peter Gene Hernandez; b. Oct. 8, 1985), American singer and songwriter