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, 8 April 2022

Friday, April 8, 2022

QOD:  In a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is make things as right as we can.  ~  Barbara Kingsolver (b. Apr. 8, 1955), American novelist

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Thursday, April 7, 2022

QOD:  Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.  ~  Walter Winchell (Apr. 7, 1897 ~ Feb. 20, 1972), American gossip columnist

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

QOD:  The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.  ~  Zach Braff (né Zachary Israel Braff; b. Apr. 6, 1975), American actor

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

QOD:  You should never say bad things about the dead, only good. … Joan Crawford is dead.  Good.  ~  Bette Davis (née Ruth Elizabeth Davis, Apr. 5, 1908 ~ Oct. 6, 1989), American actress

Monday, 4 April 2022

Monday, April 4, 2022

QOD:  Someone once told me that the secret to success is being the person who other people want to see succeed.  It’s more important than talent, brains, or luck.  ~  Richard Parsons (né Richard Dean Parsons; b. Apr. 4, 1948), American executive and former CEO of Time Warner

Sunday, 3 April 2022

Sunday, April 3, 2022

QOD:  The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it.  Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.  ~  Doris Day (née Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; Apr. 3, 1922 ~ May 13, 2019), American actress