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.

Sunday, 11 December 2016

Sunday, December 11, 2016

QOD:  A relationship with young people is important to me.  It is important to have a sense of what’s going on in their world and not just my own.  ~  Grace Paley (née Grace Goodside; Dec. 11, 1922 ~ Aug. 22, 2007)

Friday, 9 December 2016

Friday, December 9, 2016

QOD:  Sometimes, the thing that ties you down, sets you free.  ~  Kirk Douglas (b. Dec, 9, 1916)

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

QOD:  Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.  ~  Jonathan Swift (Nov. 30, 1667 ~ Oct. 19, 1745)

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

QOD:  Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.  ~  Louisa May Alcott (Nov. 29, 1832 ~ Mar. 6, 1888)

Monday, 28 November 2016

Monday, November 28, 2016

QOD:  When you are actually powerful, you don’t need to be petty. ~ Jon Stewart (né Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; b. Nov. 28, 1962)

Sunday, 27 November 2016

Sunday, November 27, 2016

QOD:  When you make the right decision, it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks.  ~  Caroline Kennedy (b. Nov. 27, 1957)