QOD: Like gaining confidence, finding one's courage is gradual rather than all at once. ~ Barbara Barksdale Clowse, American author
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, 14 November 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
QOD: Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ~ Harriet Braiker (Nov. 22, 1948 ~ Jan. 10, 2004), American clinical psychologist
Friday, 11 November 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
QOD: The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. ~ Carl Sandburg (Jan. 6, 1878 ~ July 22, 1967), American poet
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
QOD: Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. ~ Laurence J. Peter (né Laurence Johnston Peter; Sept. 16, 1919 ~ Jan. 12, 1990), Canadian educator best known for developing the Peter Principle
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
QOD: Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. ~ Les Brown (né Leslie Calvin Brown; b. Feb. 17, 1945), American motivational speaker
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
QOD: The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. ~ Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 ~ Apr. 7, 1947), American industrialist and automaker pioneer
Monday, 7 November 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
QOD: Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Oliver Goldsmith (Nov. 10, 1728 ~ Apr. 4, 1774), Irish novelist and playwright