QOD: The knack of flying is learning how to throw
yourself at the ground and miss. ~ Douglas Adams (né Douglas Noel Adams; Mar. 11, 1952 ~ May 11, 2001), British 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.
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
QOD:
Realize when you are “middle aged” you have a
chance for a whole second career, another love, another life. ~ Sharon Stone (née Sharon Yvonne Stone; b. Mar. 10, 1958), American actress
Monday, 9 March 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
QOD: Money is the great tool through whose means labor
and skill become universally co-operative.
~ Leland Stanford (né Amasa Leland Stanford; Mar. 9, 1824 ~
June 21, 1893), American industrialist and politician
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
QOD: Cyberspace can’t compensate for real space. We benefit from chatting to people face to
face. ~
Jonathan Sacks (né Jonathan Henry Sacks; b. Mar. 8, 1948), Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth of England [Jonathan Sacks died on November 7, 2020.]
Friday, 6 March 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
QOD: If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery,
it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.
~ Michelangelo Buonarroti (Mar. 6, 1475 ~ Mar.
18, 1564), Italian sculptor and artist