QOD: I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better. ~ Mahalia Jackson (Oct. 26, 1911 ~ Jan. 27, 1972)
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.
Friday, 26 October 2012
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
QOD: Whoever is happy will make
others happy too. ~ Anne Frank (June 12, 1929 ~ Feb. 1945)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
QOD: As a species we are always hungry for new knowledge. ~ Chaim Potok (Feb. 17, 1929 ~ July 23, 2002)
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
QOD: The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. ~ Hannah Arendt (née Johanna Arendt; October 14, 1906 - Dec. 4, 1974)
Friday, 12 October 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
QOD: A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ~ Dwight David Eisenhower (Oct. 14, 1890 ~ Mar. 28, 1969)
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
QOD: I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt (née Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Oct. 11, 1884 ~ Nov. 7, 1962)
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
QOD: Age is not important unless you're a cheese. ~ Helen Hayes (October 10, 1900 - March 17, 1993)