Quote of the Day: 3 April 2025 #QotD

“Most minds stall dead when faced with facts which conflict with basic beliefs; ‘I-just-can’t-believe-it’ is all one word to highbrows and dimwits alike.” -Elihu Nivens, The Puppet Masters
[And if you don't think this applies to you, you probably aren't being honest with yourself.]

Quote of the Day: 2 April 2025 #QotD

“You have to know the things you don’t know. You have to figure out what the questions are before you can start looking for answers.” -Jack Ryan, Debt of Honor
[Not a new idea, but an important one. You've got to identify the holes in your knowledge before you can know if you have filled all of the relevant ones. Even then, you'll run into the unknown unknowns, or things that you didn't even realize you didn't know you needed to know.]

Quote of the Day: 1 April 2025 #QotD

“When a decision really matters, Rachel, we have to ignore our comforting illusions. We must set aside our wishes and give heed to reality. Nobody can accept the truth while hiding from it.” -Ferrin, Chasing the Prophecy
[Really for everything, but if you've got a decision that matters more than usual, well, then you'd really better face reality.]

Quote of the Day: 31 March 2025 #QotD

“I’m not ‘many men’. I am who I am.” -Taghri, Taghri’s Prize
[Each person you encounter is not the average of the people you think are like them. They are each individuals with their own proclivities, desires, and principles. You would do well to treat them as such.]

Quote of the Day: 30 March 2025 #QotD

“Despite the challenges, heartaches, and difficulties we all face, our loving, wise, and perfect Heavenly Father has designed the plan of happiness such that we are not destined to fail. His plan provides a way for us to rise above our mortal failures.” -Brook P. Hales

Quote of the Day: 29 March 2025 #QotD

“[E]ntertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.” -Henry Wu, Jurassic Park
[I doubt it has nothing to do with reality. Just very little.]

Quote of the Day: 28 March 2025 #QotD

“There are no useless skills, girl. Only talents that have yet to find an application.” -Ella, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
[If there truly are no useless skills, then there are certainly some that are a lot harder to find an application for than others.]