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, 24 January 2014

Friday, January 24, 2014

QOD:  If only we’d stop trying to be happy we’d have a pretty good time.  ~  Edith Wharton (Jan. 24, 1862 ~ Aug. 11, 1937), American novelist

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Thursday, January 23, 2014

QOD:  Golf made me feel like a loser.  So I dismissed it.  ~  Mariska Hargitay (b. Jan. 23, 1964), American actress

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

QOD:  I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.  ~  August Strindberg (Jan. 22, 1849 ~ May 14, 1912), Swedish playwright

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

QOD:  A woman’s perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.  ~  Christian Dior (Jan. 21, 1905 ~ Oct. 24, 1957), French fashion designer

Friday, 17 January 2014

Friday, January 17, 2014

QOD:  The U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.  You have to catch up with it yourself.  ~ Benjamin Franklin (Jan. 17, 1706 ~ Apr. 17, 1790), American Founding Father

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Thursday, January 16, 2014

QOD:  The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow.  ~  Dian Fossey (Jan. 16, 1932 ~ Dec. 26, 1985), American primatologist