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, 27 February 2012

Monday, February 27, 2011

QOD: Once we accept our limits, we can go beyond them. ~ Albert Einstein (Mar. 14, 1879 ~ Apr. 18, 1955)

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Sunday, February 26, 2012

QOD: There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. ~ Mark Twain (né Samuel Langhorne Clemens; Nov. 30, 1835 ~ Apr. 21, 1910)

Friday, 24 February 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012

QOD: Life is the garment we continually alter but which never seems to fit.  ~  David McCord (né David Thompson Watson McCord; Dec. 15, 1897 ~ Apr. 13, 1997)

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

QOD: Forty is the old age of youth; 50 is the youth of old age. ~ Victor Hugo (né Victor Marie Hugo; Feb. 26, 1802 ~ May 22, 1885)

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

QOD: It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.   ~  George Washington (Feb. 22, 1732 ~ Dec. 14, 1799)

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Mardi Gras

QOD: Doubt is part of all religion.  All the religious thinkers were doubters. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer (Nov. 21, 1902 ~ July 24, 1991)

Monday, 20 February 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012 / Presidents' Day

QOD: It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. ~ Frederick Douglass (Feb. 1818 ~ Feb. 20, 1895), African-American orator and abolitionist