Quote of the Day: 30 April 2025 #QotD

“Spend time with those you love.” -Gad Saad
[A good reminder to prioritize the things that actually matter.]

Quote of the Day: 29 April 2025

“Life expands to new territories. Painfully, perhaps even dangerously. But life finds a way.” -Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
[Not all life, and not at all times, but you can expect life to expand to fill the voids. Especially given enough time.]

Quote of the Day: 28 April 2025 #QotD

“[T]he truth is that nobody can truly appreciate world-class talent unless they themselves have spent a great deal of time trying to be even a fraction as good.” -Mark Lawrence
[You have to get to the point of being able to appreciate what he can do that you cannot before you can truly understand how good he truly is. Most don't come close to actually comprehending this discrepancy.]

Quote of the Day: 27 April 2025 #QotD

“How different life could be if the world esteemed Jesus above the level of a profane swearing streak from time to time.” -Jeffrey R. Holland

Quote of the Day: 26 April 2025 #QotD

“[T]hank-yous aren’t only expressions of gratitude; they’re crucial belonging cues that generate a contagious sense of safety, connection, and motivation.” -Daniel Coyle
[Gratitude is a practice almost criminally undervalued in our society. We would be far better off if we were to increase our expressions of gratitude even a little. But so much better if it were increased by an order of magnitude or more.]

Quote of the Day: 25 April 2025 #QotD

“In the way we regard our children, our spouses, neighbors, colleagues, and strangers, we choose to see others either as people like ourselves or as objects. They either count like we do or they don’t.” -Avi Rozen, The Anatomy of Peace
[A good reminder that this is true of everyone we interact with, and not just those closest to us. Though, it may be most evident with those closest to us because we see them so much more than the others.]

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2025 #QotD

“It was wild, it was exhilarating, it was almost getting killed—and the almost bit is what made it something they would feel able to talk about later, though clearly getting killed would shut up most people.” -Terry Pratchett
[That's the razor's edge adrenaline seekers ride. Many of them fall to one side or the other eventually. But it is something that can invigorate your life for a while.]