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.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

QOD:  An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (November 20, 1924 ~ October 14, 2010), Polish-born mathematician

Monday, 19 November 2012

Monday, November 19, 2012

QOD:  Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.  ~  Peter Drucker (né Peter Ferdinand Drucker; November 19, 1909 ~ November 11, 2005), American management consultant and author

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Sunday, November 18, 2012


QOD:  You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.  ~  Sir William S. Gilbert (né William Schwenck Gilbert; November 18, 1836 ~ May 29, 1911), British librettist and dramatist

Friday, 16 November 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012

QOD:  Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don’t have to go out and enjoy it.  ~  Logan P. Smith (né Logan Pearsall Smith; Oct. 18, 1865 ~ Mar. 2, 1946), British essayist and critic

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012


QOD:  To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.  ~  Felix Frankfurter (Nov. 15, 1882 ~ Feb. 22, 1965), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

QOD:  Life is like a game of cards.  The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.  ~  Jawaharlal Nehru (Nov. 14, 1889 ~ May 27, 1964), Prime Minister of India

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

QOD:  The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.  ~  Louis D. Brandeis (né Louis Dembitz Brandeis; November 13, 1856 ~ October 3, 1941), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court