Quote of the Day: 6 June 2025 #QotD

“I have lived through too many winters in the mountains, seen too many men willing to fight to the death over a spilled cup of wine, to think dying for a cause makes that cause just.” -Helen, Queen of Eddis, Return of the Thief
[There are, however, causes that are worth dying for. But to mistake a cause someone has died for as one that is worthy of dying for is to mistake the effect for the cause.] 

Quote of the Day: 5 June 2025 #QotD

“On most civilized worlds science was a process involving observable data and testable hypotheses, not a religion based on feeling superior toward anyone with differing political beliefs.” -Tom Stranger (thought), A Murder of Manatees
[Imagine that. A process of discerning truth and not a religion? How could such a thing be?]

Quote of the Day: 4 June 2025 #QotD

“Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” -Kingsley Shacklebolt, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
[Some may interpret this as a political statement, but, in actuality, it is a moral statement.]

Quote of the Day: 3 June 2025 #QotD

“Control the communications of a country and you control the country.” -Andrew Nivens, The Puppet Masters
[If people are only allowed certain information and can only transmit information that is approved then those people will not be able to formulate certain thoughts.]

Quote of the Day: 2 June 2025 #QotD

“It was a magic word, trust. It meant that you had an obligation to the people who gave it to you. It meant that they believed what you said about yourself, and that you had to prove that it was real, not merely to them, but to yourself as well.”-George Winston (thought), Debt of Honor
[Just remember that it can be destroyed in a moment. A hugely important, and yet terribly fragile concept.]

Quote of the Day: 1 June 2025 #QotD

“We will, on the Day of Judgment, stand before the Savior, face to face. It will be a time of great joy for those, in this life, who have drawn close to Him in His service and can eagerly anticipate to hear His words: ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant.’” -Henry B. Eyring

Quote of the Day: 31 May 2025 #QotD

“When a decision matters, we have to stare at the truth unflinchingly. Only then can we find peace in our choices.” -Ferrin, Chasing the Prophecy
[Truth matters. And we need to be willing to speak the truth regardless of the situation in which we find ourselves.]