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, 18 March 2015

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

QOD:  Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.  ~  John Updike (né John Hoyer Updike; Mar. 18, 1932 ~ Jan. 27, 2009), American novelist

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / St. Patrick's Day

QOD:  True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.  ~  Mia Hamm (née Mariel Margaret Hamm; b. Mar. 17, 1972), American soccer player

Monday, 16 March 2015

Monday, March 16, 2015

QOD:  Acting is a way of living out one’s insanity.  ~  Isabelle Huppert (née Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert; b. Mar. 16, 1953), French actress, French actress

Sunday, 15 March 2015

Sunday, March 15, 2015 / Ides of March 2015

QOD:  So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.  ~  Ruth Bader Ginsburg (née Joan Ruth Bader; b. Mar. 15, 1933), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Friday, 13 March 2015

Friday, March 13, 2015 / Friday the 13th

QOD:  Science has everything to say about what is possible.  Science has nothing to say about what is permissible.  ~  Charles Krauthammer (né Irving Charles Krauthammer; b. Mar. 13, 1950) [Charles Krauthammer died of cancer on June 21, 2018 at age 68.]

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Thursday, March 12, 2015

QOD:  Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.  ~  Jack Kerouac (né Jean-Louis Kérouac; Mar. 12, 1922 ~ Oct. 21, 1969), American author