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.

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

QOD:  Arriving at one goal is the starting point of another.  ~  John Dewey (Oct. 20, 1859 ~ June 1, 1952)

Monday, 19 October 2015

Monday, October 19, 2015

QOD:  If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.  ~  John le Carré (né David John Moore Cornwell; b. Oct. 19, 1931), British novelist [John le Carré died on December 12, 2020 at age 89.]

Sunday, 18 October 2015

Sunday, October 18, 2015

QOD:  Success isn’t permanent and failure isn’t fatal.  ~  Mike Ditka (b. Oct. 19, 1939)

Friday, 16 October 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015

QOD:  Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing is worth knowing can be taught.  ~  Oscar Wilde (Oct. 16, 1854 ~ Nov. 30, 1900)

Thursday, 15 October 2015

Thursday, October 15, 2015

QOD:  A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cur a person in love.  ~  Friedrich Nietzsche (Oct. 15, 1844  ~ Aug. 25, 1900)

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

QOD:  It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.  ~  John Wooden (Oct. 14, 1910 ~ June 4, 2010)