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 1 July 2022

Friday, July 1, 2022

QOD:  A bad rendition of you is better than a good rendition of somebody else.  ~  Willie Dixon (né William James Dixon; July 1, 1915 ~ January 29, 1992), African-American musician and songwriter

 

Thursday 30 June 2022

Thursday, June 30, 2022

QOD:  If you’re not humble, life will visit your humbleness.  ~  Mike Tyson (né Michael Gerard Tyson, b. June 30, 1966), African-American professional boxer

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

QOD:  Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living.  ~  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (June 29, 1900 ~ July 31, 1944), French pilot and writer

Tuesday 28 June 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

QOD:  Laughter is a protest scream against death.  ~  Mel Brooks (né Melvin Kaminsky; b. June 28, 1926), American filmmaker and comedian

Monday 27 June 2022

Monday, June 27, 2022

QOD:  What they call you is one thing.  What you answer to is something else.  ~  Lucille Clifton (née Thelma Lucille Sayles; June 27, 1936 ~ Feb. 13, 2010), African-American poet and writer

Sunday 26 June 2022

Sunday, June 26, 2022

QOD:  Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body. ~  Roger Corless (June 26, 1938 ~ Jan. 12, 2007), British-born religious scholar