Quote of the Day: 30 November 2023 #QotD

“It is my experience that there is a certain malady that powerful men often fall victim to, where they think their being clever about one subject makes them an expert on all the other many things in the world. They declare all their thoughts correct, merely by wishing them to be so. Then the masses must force false smiles onto their faces and cheer on their betters, even as those elites vomit up ignorance and proclaim it as truth.” -Guru Dondrub, Tower of Silence
[It's the power that does it. Without the power, they'd have to face up to their foolishness as those around them wouldn't put up with it.]

Quote of the Day: 29 November 2023 #QotD

“Stated baldly, charity certainly means one of two things—pardoning unpardonable acts, or loving unlovable people.” -G. K. Chesterton
[I lean more to the latter than the former meaning. Since I am not the arbiter of who gets redemption, I'm also not responsible for pardoning anyone. But I have been asked to love everyone, including my enemies.]

Quote of the Day: 28 November 2023 #QotD

“[W]ords mean what they mean, even if everyone thinks they ought to mean something else.” -Harry Dresden, Ghost Story
[Sometimes I wonder if they don't actually understand, or if their ignorance is feigned that they might have a plausible excuse for their behavior.]

Quote of the Day: 27 November 2023 #QotD

“We learn from failure, not from success!” -Dr. Van Helsing, Dracula
[Not sure this is entirely true. But, diagnosing a particular failure is more valuable than analyzing a particular success. In aggregate successes can tell us quite a lot, but a single failure can yield many insights.]

Quote of the Day: 26 November 2023 #QotD

“It is clear we have a Father in Heaven who knows and loves us personally and understands our suffering perfectly. His Son, Jesus Christ, is our Savior and Redeemer.” -Quentin L. Cook

Quote of the Day: 25 November 2023 #QotD

“[T]he universe is what it is, not what we want it to be.” -Maj. Reid, Starship Troopers

[Much to the chagrin of many people, who would far rather be able to dictate to the universe what it ought to be.]

Quote of the Day: 24 November 2023 #QotD

“When you run out of hope, everything is backward. Your heart wants the opposite of what it needs.” -Kalmar Wingfeather, The Warden and the Wolf King
[Recognizing the problem is a good step toward fixing the problem. Since you can't fix a problem you aren't aware of.]

Quote of the Day: 23 November 2023 #QotD

“True gratitude goes far beyond saying thank you. In fact, thank you is easier to teach than the appreciation behind it, but they go hand in hand, and both are within your grasp.” -Amy McCready
[Happy Thanksgiving!]

Quote of the Day: 22 November 2023 #QotD

“Don’t let the Muggles get you down!” -Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[Really something that you can apply to any detractor. Don't let them get you down, and work to achieve your goals.]

Quote of the Day: 21 November 2023 #QotD

“[T]here has to be some justice in the world, you see, not necessarily law justice, but justice justice[.]” -Willikins, Snuff
[Sometimes we have to bring it into the world ourselves. It's that or languish in despair. I'd rather strive than give in, personally.]

Quote of the Day: 20 November 2023 #QotD

“While a healthy measure of foolhardiness drove our ancestors toward discovery, fear kept them alive.” -Hoid, Tress of the Emerald Sea
[We live in the area of tension. Seeking novelty, and loving the comfort of familiarity.]

Quote of the Day: 19 November 2023 #QotD

“We’re in the process of trying to prepare ourselves, a day at a time, to be a little better, be a little kinder, be a little more prepared for that day, which will surely come, when we shall pass back into the presence of our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” -M. Russell Ballard

Quote of the Day: 18 November 2023 #QotD

“American and Canadian universities are hardly bastions of free speech. Instead, they are echo chambers for the left. Deviate from the herd at your peril.” -Gad Saad
[This has been readily apparent over the past month and a half. I would not have been able to identify just how depraved these people are when it comes to denying the humanity of their fellow men. Particularly of Jews. It is not really surprising, just disheartening. I don't see how we endure as a society with that kind of hatred festering in the populace.]

Quote of the Day: 17 November 2023 #QotD

“Each man lived his own life and paid his own price for living it. The only pity was one had to pay so often for a single fault. One had to pay over and over again, indeed. In her dealings with man, destiny never closed her accounts.” -Oscar Wilde

[Fate and humanity are both cruel. But can we afford not to be so? How many people have been hurt by a person who has claimed to have changed only to reveal later on that they have not? No, sadly, you must protect yourself from those who have caused harm in the past, even if that means they suffer the consequences repeatedly.]

Quote of the Day: 16 November 2023 #QotD

“That No Guns Allowed sign is not a cross that wards off vampires. It is wishful thinking, and really pathetic wishful thinking at that.” -Larry Correia
[We have to wake up and face reality. And in the real world the bad guys are already committed to heinous acts. So, why would you possibly believe that a sign is going to give them pause?]

Quote of the Day: 15 November 2023 #QotD

“Complete self-confidence is not merely a sin; complete self-confidence is a weakness.” -G. K. Chesterton
[I might have reversed those descriptions myself. Especially since I see sin as more detrimental than weakness. But both are true and accurate.]

Quote of the Day: 14 November 2023 #QotD

“Guys who get their name splashed all over history and folklore don’t tend to be Boy Scout troop leaders.” -Harry Dresden, Changes
[Nope. Sometimes what you need isn't a Boy Scout Troop leader, though.]

Quote of the Day: 13 November 2023 #QotD

“It’s always shocking to see one’s existence reduced to a blurb.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[Shocking, and humbling. Something that, for some, intensifies the shock.]

Quote of the Day: 12 November 2023 #QotD

“[T]here is no place for prejudiced thoughts or actions in the community of Saints.” -Ulisses Soares

Quote of the Day: 11 November 2023 #QotD

“Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost.” -Lt.-Col. Jean V. Dubois, Starship Troopers
[Thank you to all the veterans who have offered to pay that price. And a special thank you to all the veterans who have been and continue to be faithful to their oath.]

Quote of the Day: 10 November 2023 #QotD

“It’s a strange place, The Imagination. A lot of fun by day, when there are all sorts of reassuring and familiar sights and people around. But it’s scary, and cold at night, and places you knew perfectly well by daylight aren’t the same after the sun’s gone down.” -Neil Gaiman
[I've known my imagination to go to far at times. Particularly when I didn't really want it to. Thankfully, I've got most of the fear provoking responses under control. Most of the time, anyway.]

Quote of the Day: 9 November 2023 #QotD

“We all forget from time to time, and so we need one another to tell us our stories. Sometimes a story is the only way back from the darkness.” -Arundelle, The Warden and the Wolf King
[Make sure you're feeding the world around you good stories. Forestall the darkness as long as you are able.]

Quote of the Day: 8 November 2023 #QotD

“[Y]ou sometimes have to join forces with those you’d rather avoid.” -Arthur Weasley, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 
[This may be true, however, there is never a need to associate with terrorists and barbarians.]

Quote of the Day: 7 November 2023 #QotD

“They’ve got on well for years without ever having to think differently, and now they don’t know how!” -Sybil Vimes (née Ramkin), Snuff
[If you don't ever think, really think, you won't be able to when the time comes that you really need to.]

Quote of the Day: 6 November 2023 #QotD

“Answers are not simple. They never were.” -Yumi, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
[At least to the questions that matter, they never have been.]

Quote of the Day: 5 November 2023 #QotD

“If you have felt the influence of the Holy Ghost today, you may take it as a sweet evidence that the Atonement is working in your life.” -Henry B. Eyring

Quote of the Day: 4 November 2023 #QotD

“[I]t’s still ultimately our responsibility to take care of our kids and train them in positive behavior—which means watching out for them even in cyberspace.” -Amy McCready
[Considering the deleterious effect social media is having on our society, it is important that we teach our children how to interact with it as safely as we are able to.]

Quote of the Day: 3 November 2023 #QotD

“As for omens, there is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.” -Lord Henry Wotton, The Picture of Dorian Gray
[Wisdom or cruelty. A sobering thought. And why not both?]

Quote of the Day: 2 November 2023 #QotD

“Trust in American media companies has collapsed, and for good reason. They’re scum. They deserve to fail. Let’s help them fail faster.” -Larry Correia

[If you haven't woken up to this by now, I'm not sure you ever will. The events over the past three and a half weeks alone should shock your sensibilities, but there are still those who choose not to see.]

Quote of the Day: 1 November 2023 #QotD

“The Christian optimism is based on the fact that we do not fit in to the world.” -G. K. Chesterton
[And thank goodness that we do not. I can't think of something I less want to fit into than the world in general.]