Quote of the Day: 18 August 2026 #QotD

“The single best way to stop a mass killer is with an immediate, violent response.” -Larry Correia
[That response doesn't have to be with a firearm, but it will be more effective if it is.]

Quote of the Day: 17 August 2026 #QotD

“You aren’t failing your kids because you can’t give them everything.” -Dave Ramsey
[In fact, you would be doing more damage to give them everything. They need to struggle, just as we all do. You can't develop into the person you have the potential to be without striving for something.]

Quote of the Day: 16 August 2026 #QotD

“It is in emulating the character of Christ that we become the ‘manner of persons’ we ought to be. Acquiring the character of Christ is one of the most important ways we take His name upon us.” -D. Todd Christofferson

Quote of the Day: 15 August 2026 #QotD

“We know that great performance comes from deliberate practice, but deliberate practice is hard. It’s so hard that no one can do it without the benefit of passion, a truly extraordinary drive.” -Geoff Colvin
[It is hard. It has to be, or top tier performance cannot be achieved. Otherwise, everyone would do it and it wouldn't be extraordinary anymore.]

Quote of the Day: 14 August 2026 #QotD

“I should have stuck to advanced finger-painting and never let Dad lure me into trying for an education. There isn’t any end—the more you learn, the more you need to learn.” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, Have Space Suit – Will Travel
[We all have regrets that aren't actually regrets, just frustration that we actually have to put in some effort.]

Quote of the Day: 13 August 2026 #QotD

“[E]ven then I didn’t know what I was going to do, but before I did anything I had to get my clothes on.” -Parker Graves, They Walked Like Men
[Priorities are important to get in order.]

Quote of the Day: 12 August 2026 #QotD

“It's an insidious form of pride.

Of specks and planks and double standards.

My hobbies and my interests? Well of course, they are good and worthy and important and wise.

But others? Well of course that is wasteful or indulgent or a bit silly, don't you know?” -John Moody

[For something to be an insidious form of pride it must be an especially insidious thing. Pride is insidious by its nature, and to compound that makes it doubly insidious. It's another thing to be on guard against.]