QOD: A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. ~ Oscar Wilde (né Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oct. 16, 1854 ~ Nov. 30, 1900)
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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.
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Monday, 25 July 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
QOD: Never think you've seen the last of anything. ~ Eudora Welty (Apr. 13, 1909 ~ July 13, 2001)
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
QOD: Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. ~ Benjamin Disraeli (Dec. 21, 1804 ~ Apr. 19, 1881)
Friday, 22 July 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
QOD: A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject. ~ Sir Winston Churchill (né Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill; Nov. 30, 1874 ~ Jan. 24, 1965)
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
QOD: A healthy male bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. ~ John Updike (Mar. 18, 1932 ~ Jan. 27, 2009)
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
QOD: Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson (Nov. 13, 1950 ~ Dec. 3, 1894)
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
QOD: Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ~ William Faulkner (Sept. 15, 1897 ~ July 6, 1962)