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.

Thursday, 31 August 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

QOD:  It’s good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what’s going on.  It can be a very positive thing.  ~  Itzhak Perlman (b. Aug. 31, 1945), Israeli violinist

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

QOD:  It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.  If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.  ~  Warren Buffett (b. Aug. 30, 1930).

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

QOD:  Be yourself.  The world worships the original.  ~  Ingrid Bergman (Aug. 29, 1915 ~ Aug. 29, 1982), Swedish actress

Monday, 28 August 2017

Monday, August 28, 2017

QOD:  The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.  ~  Johan Wolfgang van Goethe (Aug. 28, 1749 ~ Mar. 22, 1832), German writer and statesman

Friday, 9 June 2017

Friday, June 9, 2017

QOD:  If I have to go around telling everyone how great I am, then there’s something wrong with my act.  ~  Les Paul (June 9, 1915 ~ né Lester William Polsfuss; d. Aug. 13, 2009), American guitarist and inventor

Friday, 2 June 2017

Friday, June 2, 2017

QOD:  I was not in Iron Man 2, but I take a daily iron supplement.  ~  Dana Carvey (b. June 2, 1955), American comedian