Quote of the Day: 3 February 2026 #QotD

“When you aren't happy at home, your eyes will lie to you.” -@DrInsensitive
[It's easy to go looking for something ready-made to fulfill what you think is missing in your life rather than to work to fix what has gone wrong.]

Quote of the Day: 2 February 2026 #QotD

“One of the reasons Christianity focuses so heavily on forgiveness is the endless cycles of tit-for-tat violence destroys civilizations.” -@memeticsisyphus
[The possibility of redemption has to be available. Otherwise, as soon as one transgresses he may as well become a villain, as there is no other possibility for active involvement in events.]

Quote of the Day: 1 February 2026 #QotD

“Our Heavenly Father desires more than mechanical acts of obedience and service from His children. He wants us to do those things with real intent because we love Him with all our hearts. He wants us to desire to become like Him.” -Ronald M. Barcellos

Quote of the Day: 31 January 2026 #QotD

“A crisis is made by men, who enter into the crisis with their own prejudices, propensities, and predispositions. A crisis is the sum of intuition and blind spots, a blend of facts noted and facts ignored.” -Michael Crichton
[Crises are sometimes manufactured, sometimes blundered into. But in all cases, they have been instigated or precipitated by human agency.]

Quote of the Day: 30 January 2026 #QotD

“America's responsibility is to Americans, and if that responsibility is not being discharged, taken care of, thoroughly handled, then support of any other side quest, regardless of its merits, is dereliction of duty.” -Devon Eriksen
[Put the first things first and hang the nay sayers. They aren't actually interested in your wellbeing if they're telling you to do anything but what will actually bring you success and prosperity.]

Quote of the Day: 29 January 2026 #QotD

“[N]o conflict can be solved so long as all parties are convinced they are right. Solution is possible only when at least one party begins to consider how he might be wrong.” -Yusuf al-Falah, The Anatomy of Peace
[I'm not sure this is entirely correct. I think it might take two sides at least ceasing open hostility to give a chance for reflection so that a solution can be discovered. But, it is true that no solution will be found unless one is being searched for.]

Quote of the Day: 28 January 2026 #QotD

“If we scan the situation and conclude that we don’t have the wherewithal needed to handle things, that leads us to appraise the stress as a threat. If, on the other hand, we appraise the situation and determine that we have what it takes to respond adequately, then we think of it as a challenge.” -Ethan Kross
[Perception affecting reality once again. It matters more than we give it credit for.]