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.

Monday, 4 June 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012

QOD:  Defeat is not the worst of failures.  Not to have tried is the true failure.   ~  George Edward Woodberry (May 12, 1855 ~ Jan. 2, 1930), American literary critic

Sunday, 3 June 2012

Sunday, June 3, 2012

QOD:  There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.  ~  Aristotle

Friday, 18 May 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012

QOD:  Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.  ~  Baltsar Gracian (Jan. 8, 1601 ~ Dec. 6, 1658)

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

QOD:  It is always in season for old men to learn.  ~  Aeschylus

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

QOD:  Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.  ~  Will Rogers (né William Penn Adair Rogers; Nov. 4, 1879 ~ Aug. 15, 1935)

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

QOD:  He has Van Gogh's ear for music.  ~  Billy Wilder (né Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 ~ Mar. 27, 2002)

Monday, 14 May 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012

QOD:  I have a simple philosophy:  Fill what is empty.  Empty what is full and scratch where it itches.  ~ Alice Roosevelt Longworth (née Alice Lee Roosevelt; Feb. 12, 1884 ~ Feb. 20, 1980)