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 27 September 2019

Friday, September 27, 2019

QOD:  Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin.  That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.  ~  Gwyneth Paltrow (née Gwyneth Kate Paltrow; Sept. 27, 1972)

Thursday 26 September 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019

QOD:  Success is relative: it is what we can make of the mess we have made of things.  ~  T.S. Eliot (né Thomas Stearns Eliot; Sept. 26, 1888 ~ Jan. 4, 1965), American poet, essayist and social critic

Wednesday 25 September 2019

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

QOD:  The past is never dead.  It’s not even past.  ~  William Faulkner (né William Culbert Falkner; Sept. 25, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962)

Tuesday 24 September 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

QOD:  Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.  ~  F. Scott Fitzgerald (né Francis Scott Fitzgerald; Sept. 24, 1896 ~ Dec. 21, 1940), American author

Monday 23 September 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019

QOD:  I think all great innovations are built on rejection.  ~  Louise Nevelson (née Leah Berliawsky; Sept. 23, 1899 ~ Apr. 17, 1988), Russian-born American sculptor

Sunday 22 September 2019

Sunday, September 22, 2019

QOD:  Baseball is like driving; it’s the one who gets home safely that counts.  ~  Tommy Lasorda (né Thomas Charles Lasorda; b. Sept. 22, 1927), American baseball player and coach