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, 8 February 2019

Friday, February 8, 2019

QOD:  How often people betray themselves by what they notice in others.  ~  Rachel Cusk (b. Feb. 8, 1967), Canadian author

Thursday, 7 February 2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

QOD:  Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.  ~  Charles Dickens (né Charles John Huffman Dickens; Feb. 9, 1819 ~ June 9, 1870)

Wednesday, 6 February 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

QOD:  Consultants are people who borrow your watch and tell you what time it is ~ and then walk off with the watch.  ~  Robert Townsend (b. Feb. 6, 1957)

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

QOD:  Some people become so expert at reading between the lines that they don’t read the lines.  ~  Margaret Millar (née Margaret Ellis Sturm, Feb. 5, 1915 ~ Mar. 26, 1994)

Monday, 4 February 2019

Monday, February 4, 2019

QOD:  The future will be better tomorrow.  ~  Dan Quayle (né James Danforth Quayle; b. Feb. 4, 1972)

Friday, 1 February 2019

Friday, February 1, 2019

QOD:  It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.  ~  Dame Muriel Spark (née Muriel Sarah Camberg; Feb. 1, 1918 ~ Apr. 13, 2006), Scottish novelist

Thursday, 31 January 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

QOD:  Laughter is much more important than applause.  Applause is almost a duty.  Laughter is a reward.  ~  Carol Channing (née Carol Elaine Channing; Jan. 31, 1923 ~ Jan. 15, 2019)