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, 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

Monday, 30 January 2017

Monday, January 30, 2017

QOD:  There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.  ~  Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr. 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States

Monday, 23 January 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017

QOD:  Age does not protect you from love.  But love, to some extent, protects you from age.  ~  Jeanne Moreau (b. Jan. 23, 1928), French actress [Jeanne Moreau died on July 31, 2017 at age 89.]

Friday, 20 January 2017

Friday, January 20, 2017

QOD:  You’ve got to be honest; if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.  ~  George Burns (Jan. 20, 1896 ~ Mar. 9, 1996), American comedian and actor

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Thursday, January 19, 2017

QOD:  If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.  ~  Dolly Parton (né Dolly Rebecca Parton; b. Jan. 19, 1946), American singer-songwriter