Quote of the Day: 6 November 2026 #QotD

“The slippery slope isn't a fallacy, it's a prophecy[.]” -@politicalmath
[The thing about prophecy is that there's generally a way to avoid the negative outcome.]

Quote of the Day: 5 November 2026 #QotD

“The government was the most merciless monster he’d ever dealt with, and it was the only one that he could never truly beat.” -Larry Correia
[Institutionalized bureaucracy. A truly hideous monster that is as unkillable as a hydra in much the same way, but with inherent power over your life and an indifference to your plight (if not an attraction to it.) I can imagine little more terrifying.]

Quote of the Day: 4 November 2026 #QotD

“How am I supposed to tell her grown-ups aren’t always the best examples?” -Mrs. Olsen, Frazz
[Particularly after a large number of them have made particularly poor choices.]

Quote of the Day: 3 November 2026 #QotD

“To vote is to exercise control over the actions of others, and no one has a right to a ‘voice’ in what others do.

“The only legitimate reason for that control is to restrain others from anti-social action, which is a practical necessity, not an individual right.

“Thus, the vote is an office, which must be held by those who are qualified — proven capable and willing to set aside their own interests and exercise power solely on behalf of the group.” -Devon Eriksen

[It is election day. I'm not one who thinks universal participation in the election process is a good or desirable thing. I've met too many of the average person to think that. But if you are engaged and knowledgeable I want you to vote.]

Quote of the Day: 2 November 2026 #QotD

“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” -Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune
[Thinking is what separates men from NPCs. If I can replace you with a small shell script, you aren't worth time conversing with.]

Quote of the Day: 1 November 2026 #QotD

“God has granted life and agency to each of us, and each of us is accountable to Him for how we live that life.” -D. Todd Christofferson

Quote of the Day: 31 October 2026 #QotD

“Anguish and despair had penetrated into the core of my heart; I bore a hell within me, which nothing could extinguish.” -Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein
[Happy Halloween!]

Quote of the Day: 30 October 2026 #QotD

“The race must go on, even if it doesn’t know where.” -Andrew Nivens (attributed), The Puppet Masters
[Humanity will persist and even thrive despite the challenges that we face. The question is how? We don't know yet. But one day we will.]

Quote of the Day: 29 October 2026 #QotD

“[Y]ou will find in time that biologists and astronomers and physicists and all the rest of that ungodly tribe of science are just people like the rest of us.” -Parker Graves, They Walked Like Men
[Scientists are just as subject to bias, corruption, and error as the rest of us. There is nothing about being a scientist that grants them immunity to the frailties of humanity.]

Quote of the Day: 28 October 2026 #QotD

“So many people are like, ‘No! America isn’t special! It’s just a plot of land like any other dumb stupid country!’ But America is special.” -Frank Fleming
[It's true. America is special. But you'll never convince some people of that.]

Quote of the Day: 27 October 2026 #QotD

“Happiness shouldn’t be something to end up with; it ought to be the by-product of a whole-hearted, fully lived life.” -Julie Bogart
[Which should also mean that you can find it in almost any situation. Even in what others would look at as a terrible or deplorable state of affairs.]

Quote of the Day: 26 October 2026 #QotD

“Reason is fragile. Easy to fracture and hard to mend. Without reason, all things that matter fall apart.” -An Assistant, The Book That Broke the World
[I don't think it's reason that is fragile, but the willingness to listen to reason. Feelings trump rationality in most situations. But, the world can't run on emotion. Reason is necessary to make the world we enjoy function.]

Quote of the Day: 25 October 2026 #QotD

“As we follow His perfect example by seeking to succor God’s children, our hearts are opened to the needs of others, and we become better prepared to minister in a more Christlike way.” -Ulisses Soares

Quote of the Day: 24 October 2026 #QotD

“The future isn’t half as scary as the now.” -Pig, Pearls Before Swine
[I can imagine any number of prospective terrors for the future. but the now is so visceral and present.]

Quote of the Day: 23 October 2026 #QotD

“Physics was the first of the natural sciences to become fully modern and highly mathematical. Chemistry followed in the wake of physics, but biology, the retarded child, lagged far behind. Even in the time of Newton and Galileo, men knew more about the moon and other heavenly bodies than they did about their own.” -Michael Crichton
[Biology is still harder to create truly reproduceable results because it isn't as deterministic as Physics or Chemistry. But we have made some great strides in our understanding in the past decades.]

Quote of the Day: 22 October 2026 #QotD

“The world doesn't reward silent patience. It just keeps handing heavier boxes to the person who smiles through the pain.” -@japan_nobunaga
[Sometimes quiet competence is admired. Other times, you're just suffering for no reason. Don't be afraid to speak up if you have a need that isn't being met.]

Quote of the Day: 21 October 2026 #QotD

“When you ask people inside highly successful groups to describe their relationship with one another, they all tend to choose the same word. This word is not friends or team or tribe or any other equally plausible term. The word they use is family.” -Daniel Coyle
[There is a reason that every association that feels close and supportive is referred to as some form of family. I leave it to you to discern why that is.]

Quote of the Day: 20 October 2026 #QotD

“Whatever the story behind your name, it’s an essential part of your identity. It feels so good when people use your name and remember it.” -Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
[Therefore, you'll do well to use that knowledge in your interactions with others. If you want to reinforce positive interactions with those around you, remembering and using their names will do a world of good for you.]

Quote of the Day: 19 October 2026 #QotD

“[I]ntrospection simply means actively paying attention to one’s own thoughts and feelings.” -Ethan Kross
[It seems so simple, but it is so difficult to actually do because it is uncomfortable and makes you feel vulnerable.]

Quote of the Day: 18 October 2026 #QotD

“I realized that my primary responsibility was simply to bear witness of the Savior. Everything else would be in His hands.” -Gérald Caussé

Quote of the Day: 17 October 2026 #QotD

“The world’s a lot less complicated if you just remember how rotten it is.” -Kellen Argos, Soulbinder
[It is a rather cynical way of viewing things, but it does simplify things considerably.]

Quote of the Day: 16 October 2026 #QotD

“Only people who are very trustworthy would dare to look as untrustworthy as me[.]” -Pepe, Unseen Academicals
[Reputation can cover for a lot, but perception to those who do not yet know your reputation is not one of those things.]

Quote of the Day: 15 October 2026 #QotD

“When we ease up on the performance pressure, life is a lot more fun. Almost incidentally, a lot more gets done with less effort. It’s like magic.” -Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
[It is a paradoxical phenomenon. However, it only sometimes applies.]

Quote of the Day: 14 October 2026 #QotD

“The lint in my pocket is worth more than a criminal’s life who's threatening me, for any reason.” -@ShamashAran
[When you steal from me you have stolen part of my life. Any part of my life you value enough to take from me is valuable enough for me to defend from that aggression. Lethally]

Quote of the Day: 13 October 2026 #QotD

“All history shows that we do not learn from the lessons of the past.” -Hari Seldon, Prelude to Foundation
[Collectively, maybe. Individuals learn the lessons of the past all the time. They are just left to watch the masses recreate the conditions of the past, powerless to stop them.]

Quote of the Day: 12 October 2026 #QotD

“It’s a hard, bitter, cruel world to have to grow up in, Hobbes.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[We all tend to think we are hard done by, when the reality is that for most people we grew up in the best conditions the world had ever offered for common people (and better than most of the elite throughout history.)]

Quote of the Day: 11 October 2026 #QotD

“Agency, faith and repentance, and Jesus Christ’s Atonement make change and forgiveness possible. As we become new creatures in Jesus Christ, we sweeten our relationships.” -Gerrit W. Gong

Quote of the Day: 10 October 2026 #QotD

“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having.” -Algamish, The Richest Man in Babylon
[There is a lot of free advice that is worth precisely what you paid for it.]

Quote of the Day: 9 October 2026 #QotD

“The key to a successful marriage is letting things go. I've started with myself.” -Henpecked Hal
[A humorous look at the state of many marriages. Hopefully not mine. I continue to put effort into it. That effort just tends to go into keeping the kids occupied and progressing so we can get some time together, too.]

Quote of the Day: 8 October 2026 #QotD

“If we want to end the war for real, we have to change hearts, not maps.” -Renarin Kholin, Wind and Truth
[There are any number of ways a change of heart could end the war, but only if it resolves the conflict for all parties concerned.]

Quote of the Day: 7 October 2026 #QotD

“You have to assemble your life yourself—action by action.” -Marcus Aurelius
[It's a bit like the way your life passes before your eyes prior to your death. Bit by bit, as it happens.]

Quote of the Day: 6 October 2026 #QotD

“Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe.” -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[I don't know what to say about this. I believe it is true, but I have nothing to add to it.]

Quote of the Day: 5 October 2026 #QotD

“Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance, and, if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.” -C. S. Lewis
[There are plenty who want the benefits of a Christian life without the sacrifice necessary to live a Christian life.]

Quote of the Day: 4 October 2026 #QotD

“Today I glory in our Redeemer. His arms of mercy are extended toward us. He sends an invitation to all, saying, ‘Repent, and I will receive you.’ We are engraved upon the palms of His hands. I rejoice in the gift of repentance and the promise of forgiveness.” -Aaron T. Hall

Quote of the Day: 3 October 2026 #QotD

“[T]hough it is better to be praised by a few wise men and mocked by many fools, I do not wish to subject myself to the confused judgment of the presumptuous mob[.]” -The Canon, Don Quixote
[There are any number of things that may be honorable actions and yet are not prudent. You do not have to let yourself me put in awkward or uncomfortable positions just because it would be better than some other action. The best option may be to avoid the situation altogether.]

Quote of the Day: 2 October 2026 #QotD

“It is true that there is a thing crudely called charity, which means charity to the deserving poor; but charity to the deserving is not charity at all, but justice.” -G. K. Chesterton
[I hadn't thought of it that way until reading this. But, it is, in essence, true. The charity I seek to have in my life is the true love of Christ and that is entirely undeserved.]

Quote of the Day: 1 October 2026 #QotD

“[W]hen you are imagining you might as well imagine something worth while[.]” -Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables
[You can use your imagination to add value to your life. Or you can use it to add misery. The choice is yours.]

Quote of the Day: 30 September 2026 #QotD

“Our pain can bitter us. It can make us self-focused. It can make us angry that others just don’t get it. It can frustrate us when they try to relate in ways we think cheapen what we’re going through. We can allow that to happen. Or we can accept that unique suffering is part of human existence until the day all things are made right.” -Michael Foster
[It really is our choice how we respond to things that determines how we perceive the challenges of our life.]

Quote of the Day: 29 September 2026 #QotD

“No amount of reassurance could completely neutralize an irrational fear.” -Corin Cadence, Sufficiently Advanced Magic
[I expect that no amount of reassurance will neutralize an irrational fear to any degree. It is an irrational fear, after all. It won't respond to reason.]

Quote of the Day: 28 September 2026 #QotD

“Home, like love, hate, war, and peace, is one of those words that is so important that it doesn’t need more than one syllable. Home is part of the fabric of who humans are.” -Harry Dresden, Peace Talks
[It is also amazing how a place can become home just by dint of being the place we spend the most time that isn't work.]

Quote of the Day: 27 September 2026 #QotD

“[N]o matter how dark your days are, please remember that Sunday will come if you faithfully keep the covenants that you made with the Lord.” -Thierry K. Mutombo

Quote of the Day: 26 September 2026 #QotD

“Some people aren't happy unless they're sad.” -Zuby
[These folks are often unpleasant to be around. At least, I haven't met one who is anything more that barely tolerable.]

Quote of the Day: 25 September 2026 #QotD

“Everywhere he went now there were laws stacked on top of other laws until there was a mountain of laws ready to collapse in a giant avalanche of meddling.” -Earl Harbinger (thought), Monster Hunter Alpha
[The really terrifying thing about it is that that avalanche will bury you mercilessly, throw you in prison or levy a fine against you for something you didn't even realize was illegal.]

Quote of the Day: 24 September 2026 #QotD

“Don't go into debt trying to buy a symbol of a great marriage. Build one instead.” -Dave Ramsey
[Or any symbol, really. If you want something great, make that thing great. Don't try to make something else represent it, and don't take on unnecessary risk through debt to get it.]

Quote of the Day: 23 September 2026 #QotD

“Top performers understand their field at a higher level than average performers do, and thus have a superior structure for remembering information about it.” -Geoff Colvin
[This phenomenon does a bit to help explain the Dunning-Kruger effect. Those who are intimately familiar with a topic not only know how much they still don't know, they have forgotten what the average person doesn't know.]

Quote of the Day: 22 September 2026 #QotD

“[N]ext time you’re tempted not to tell me something ‘for my own good,’ will you take a chance that I’m not wedded to my own ignorance?” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, Have Space Suit – Will Travel
[When we decide for another what they should or should not know we are taking on a role that is reserved for parents or the individual himself.]

Quote of the Day: 21 September 2026 #QotD

“I tell you, mister, he can’t write for shucks and his spelling’s something terrible. And it’s a downright pity. For he’s got a book to write.” -Larry Higgins, They Walked Like Men
[Almost everyone has a story to tell. Almost everyone is terrible at it as well, though.]

Quote of the Day: 20 September 2026 #QotD

“If we have a sincere desire, being meek and lowly in heart, we can come to know the true God the Father and gain eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ, for the power is in us—in choosing to believe and deciding to act accordingly.” -Wan-Liang Wu

Quote of the Day: 19 September 2026 #QotD

“In the Gospels Jesus has to explain to the apostles that he is speaking in a metaphor, not literally, because they are dumb as stumps, and, boy, people have not gotten smarter in the intervening two millenia.” -Tucker Saglio
[Sometimes it is simply that they would prefer literal statements rather than metaphor because it makes it easier to deny what he obviously meant.]

Quote of the Day: 18 September 2026 #QotD

“Young bahss, you ’ave always been my friend.” -Timothy, The Cay
[The way we see others is not always how they see us. And sometimes they have a better idea of who we are than we do.]