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 14 December 2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

QOD:  The right way is not always the popular and easy way.  Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.  ~  Margaret Chase Smith (née Margaret Madeline Chase; Dec. 14, 1897 ~ May 29, 1995), American politician and United States Senator from Maine

Thursday 13 December 2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

QOD:  The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.  ~  Dick Van Dyke (né Richard Wayne Van Dyke; b. Dec. 13, 1925), American actor

Wednesday 12 December 2018

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

QOD:  To learn something new every day is still exciting.  ~  Ed Koch (né Edward Irving Koch; Dec. 12, 1924 ~ Feb. 1, 2013), American politician and Mayor of New York City

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

QOD:  I have a lot of confidence through my accomplishments.  I’m always trying to prove I’m not the worthless child they say I was.  ~  Paul Greengard (b. Dec. 11, 1925), American neuroscientist and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine [Paul Greengard died on April 13, 2019 at age 93.]

Monday 10 December 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018

QOD:  Maybe where there’s clarity of air, there’s clarity of thought.  ~  Chet Huntley (né Chester Robert Huntley; Dec. 10, 1910 ~ Mar. 20, 1974)

Sunday 9 December 2018

Sunday, December 9, 2018

QOD:  I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, “What are you?”  ~  Grace Hopper (née Grace Brewster Murray; Dec. 9. 1906 ~ Jan. 1, 1992), American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral