Quote of the Day: 30 October 2026 #QotD

“The race must go on, even if it doesn’t know where.” -Andrew Nivens (attributed), The Puppet Masters
[Humanity will persist and even thrive despite the challenges that we face. The question is how? We don't know yet. But one day we will.]

Quote of the Day: 29 October 2026 #QotD

“[Y]ou will find in time that biologists and astronomers and physicists and all the rest of that ungodly tribe of science are just people like the rest of us.” -Parker Graves, They Walked Like Men
[Scientists are just as subject to bias, corruption, and error as the rest of us. There is nothing about being a scientist that grants them immunity to the frailties of humanity.]

Quote of the Day: 28 October 2026 #QotD

“So many people are like, ‘No! America isn’t special! It’s just a plot of land like any other dumb stupid country!’ But America is special.” -Frank Fleming
[It's true. America is special. But you'll never convince some people of that.]

Quote of the Day: 27 October 2026 #QotD

“Happiness shouldn’t be something to end up with; it ought to be the by-product of a whole-hearted, fully lived life.” -Julie Bogart
[Which should also mean that you can find it in almost any situation. Even in what others would look at as a terrible or deplorable state of affairs.]

Quote of the Day: 26 October 2026 #QotD

“Reason is fragile. Easy to fracture and hard to mend. Without reason, all things that matter fall apart.” -An Assistant, The Book That Broke the World
[I don't think it's reason that is fragile, but the willingness to listen to reason. Feelings trump rationality in most situations. But, the world can't run on emotion. Reason is necessary to make the world we enjoy function.]

Quote of the Day: 25 October 2026 #QotD

“As we follow His perfect example by seeking to succor God’s children, our hearts are opened to the needs of others, and we become better prepared to minister in a more Christlike way.” -Ulisses Soares

Quote of the Day: 24 October 2026 #QotD

“The future isn’t half as scary as the now.” -Pig, Pearls Before Swine
[I can imagine any number of prospective terrors for the future. but the now is so visceral and present.]