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 15 February 2019

Friday, February 15, 2019

QOD:  All families are about love overcoming emotional torture.  ~  Matt Groening (b. Feb. 15, 1954)

Thursday 14 February 2019

Thursday, February 14, 2019 / Valentine's Day

QOD:  Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new lip shade will mask an ugly heart. ~  Kevyn Aucoin (Feb. 14, 1962 ~ May 7, 2002)

Wednesday 13 February 2019

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

QOD:  Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.  ~  Robert H. Jackson (né Robert Houghwout Jackson; Feb. 12, 1892 ~ Oct. 9, 1954), United States Supreme Court Justice

Tuesday 12 February 2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

QOD:  I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.  ~  Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12, 1809 ~ Apr. 15, 1865)

Monday 11 February 2019

Monday, February 11, 2019

QOD:  Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.  ~ Thomas A. Edison (né Thomas Alva Edison; Feb. 11, 1847 ~ Oct. 18, 1931), American inventor

Sunday 10 February 2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

QOD:  Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.  ~  Stella Adler (Feb. 10, 1901 ~ Dec. 21, 1992), American actress and acting teacher