Quote of the Day: 17 October 2024 #QotD

“Well, well! it might be worse, and then again it might be a good deal better.” -Gandalf, The Hobbit
[What a middle of the road take. A statement like this would be denounced as insufficiently supportive or condemnatory depending on the perspective of the hearer today.]

Quote of the Day: 16 October 2024 #QotD

“That’s the effect of mass media—it keeps anything from happening. Mass media swamps diversity.” -Ian Malcolm, The Lost World
[In this case, he meant diversity of thought. Other forms of diversity are rather meaningless.]

Quote of the Day: 15 October 2024 #QotD

“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, they usually admit it—often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.” -Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express

[Except politicians. You know they're lying, but confronting them will not produce any kind of reaction. They are impervious to shame.]

Quote of the Day: 14 October 2024

“He has won a little battle and a man who can win little battles is well set up to win big ones.” Havelock Vetinari, Snuff
[Particularly if he realizes he has done so. Little victories build to bigger ones.]

Quote of the Day: 13 October 2024 #QotD

“[H]ope is a living gift, a gift that grows as we increase our faith in Jesus Christ.” -Neil L. Andersen

Quote of the Day: 12 October 2024 #QotD

“It is always at least worth while to find out who it is that is wrong.” -C. S. Lewis
[Especially if it turns out that everyone is. Then, it behooves you to figure out what the truth is.]

Quote of the Day: 11 October 2024 #QotD

“[F]ear is as dangerous an enemy as resentment.” -Niccolo Machiavelli
[This is applicable to your own fear, as well as to fear of you.]