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 2 September 2022

Friday, September 2, 2022

QOD:  The New England conscience doesn’t stop you from doing what you shouldn’t ~ it just stops you from enjoying it.  ~  Cleveland Amory (Sept. 2, 1917 ~ Oct. 14, 1998), American author

Thursday 1 September 2022

Thursday, September 1, 2022

QOD:  Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.  ~  Lily Tomlin (née Mary Jean Tomlin, b. Sept. 1, 1939), American actress and comedian

Wednesday 31 August 2022

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

QOD:  All news is an exaggeration of life.  ~  Daniel Schorr (né Daniel Louis Schorr; Aug. 31, 1916 ~ July 23, 2010), American journalist

 

Tuesday 30 August 2022

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

QOD:  Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.  ~  Molly Ivins (née Mary Tyler Ivins; Aug. 30, 1944 ~ Jan. 31, 2006), American newspaper columnist and humorist

Monday 29 August 2022

Monday, August 28, 2022

QOD:  One does not deceive oneself about the consequences of one’s acts; one deceives oneself about the ease with which one can live with those consequences.  ~  John Edwards Williams (Aug. 29, 1922 ~ Mar. 3, 1994), American author

Sunday 28 August 2022

Sunday, August 28, 2022

QOD:  The deed is everything, the glory is naught.  ~  Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832), German writer and statesman