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.

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

QOD:  Anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation.  ~ Edward R. Murrow (né Egbert Roscoe Murrow, b. Apr. 25, 1908 ~ Apr. 27, 1965)

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

QOD:  It’s useless to hold a person to anything he says when he’s in love, drunk or running for office. ~ Shirley MacLaine (née Shirley MacLean Beaty, b. Apr. 24, 1934)

Monday, 23 April 2018

Monday, April 23, 2018

QOD:  Our doubts are traitors, and make us loose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.  ~  William Shakespeare (Apr. 1564 ~ Apr. 23, 1616)

Sunday, 22 April 2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018

QOD:  Only one letter divides the comic from the cosmic.  ~  Vladimir Nabokov (Apr. 22, 1899 ~ July 2, 1977)

Friday, 20 April 2018

Friday, April 20, 2018

QOD:  It’s difficult working with someone who is not a team player.  ~  George Takei (né George Hosato Takei, b. Apr. 20, 1937)

Thursday, 19 April 2018

Thursday, April 19, 2018

QOD:  Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.  ~  James Joseph Heckman (b. Apr. 19, 1944)

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

QOD:  Fish recognize a bad leader.  ~  Conan O’Brien (b. Apr. 18, 1963)