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, 23 May 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

QOD:  If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.  ~  Margaret Fuller (née Sarah Margaret Fuller; May 23, 2017 ~ June 19, 1850), American journalist and women's rights advocate

Monday, 22 May 2017

Monday, May 22, 2017

QOD:  Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.  ~  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (né Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle; May 22, 1859 ~ July 7, 1930), British writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes

Sunday, 9 April 2017

Sunday, April 9, 2017 / Palm Sunday

QOD:  I always say now that I’m in my blonde years because since the end of my marriage, all of my girlfriends have been blonde.  ~  Hugh Hefner (né Hugh Marston Hefner; b. Apr. 9, 1926), American publisher  [Hugh Hefner died on September 27, 2017 at age 91.]

Thursday, 6 April 2017

Thursday, April 6, 2017

QOD:  I am really driven, but my drive doesn’t affect the conversations I have in my head about life, and my worries and fears and insecurities.  ~  Zach Braff (né Zachary Israel Braff; b. Apr. 6, 1975), American actor

Monday, 3 April 2017

Monday, April 3, 2017

QOD:  A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859), American author

Friday, 31 March 2017

Friday, March 31, 2017

QOD:  I’m scared of everything.  I think it’s only sensible to be that way.  ~  Christopher Walken (b. Mar. 31, 1943), American actor

Monday, 27 March 2017

Monday, March 27, 2017

QOD:  Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany, I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969), German-American architect