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, 8 May 2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

QOD:  I never did give anybody hell.  I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.  ~  Harry S Truman (May  8, 1884 ~ Dec. 26, 1972)

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

QOD:  Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.  ~  David Hume (May 7, 1711 ~ Aug. 25, 1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher

Monday, 6 May 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

QOD:  Time spent with cats is never wasted.  ~  Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 ~ Sept. 23, 1939)

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Sunday May 5, 2013

QOD:  I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.  ~  Adele (née Adele Laurie Blue Adkins;  b. May 5, 1988)

Friday, 3 May 2013

Friday, May 3, 2013


QOD:  Don’t be humble … you’re not that great.  ~  Golda Meir (May 3, 1898 ~ Dec. 8, 1978)

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Thursday, May 2, 2013

QOD:  Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.  ~  Donatella Versace (b. May 2, 1955)

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

QOD:  Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way.  When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.  ~  Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 ~ Dec. 12, 1999)