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