Quote of the Day: 13 April 2026 #QotD

“If we can’t put an end to the violence within us, there is no hope for putting an end to the violence without.” -Yusuf al-Falah, The Anatomy of Peace
[Seeking to impose order from the outside in is almost doomed to fail. You have to focus on the things within your power before you can hope to influence those things that you share power with others over, let alone those things that you have no intrinsic power over.]

Quote of the Day: 12 April 2026 #QotD

“The atoning love of Jesus Christ can be found in the most difficult situations, but we all constantly need the atoning grace of our Savior.” -Neil L. Andersen

Quote of the Day: 11 April 2026 #QotD

“Although we generally associate wisdom with advanced age, because the longer you live the more uncertainty you will have experienced and learned from, research indicates that you can teach people how to think wisely regardless of their age—through gaining distance.” -Ethan Kross
[Anything that can approximate wisdom is worth giving a go. I'd really like to not have to learn everything from my own mistakes.]

Quote of the Day: 10 April 2026 #QotD

“Stop being so scared about yesterday—it only makes you forget to appreciate today.” -Ferius Parfax, Charmcaster
[There is something to be said for living in the moment. Enjoying the time you have is far more pleasant than agonizing over the past or things you cannot change.]

Quote of the Day: 9 April 2026 #QotD

“But this is today. It’s soon going to be tomorrow and things can change.” -Mrs. Eunice Proust, The Shepherd’s Crown
[Change is always in the air. Is that a warning or an encouragement? Who knows? But change will happen.]

Quote of the Day: 8 April 2026 #QotD

“Letting the wrong people hang around is unfair to all the right people, as they inevitably find themselves compensating for the inadequacies of the wrong people. Worse, it can drive away the best people. Strong performers are intrinsically motivated by performance, and when they see their efforts impeded by carrying extra weight, they eventually become frustrated.” -Jim Collins
[Getting your organization right, and staffed by the right people, is the most important work a leader engages in. And you have to jettison those who are a drag on the productivity to the rest of the team.]

Quote of the Day: 7 April 2026 #QotD

“It was memorable. That doesn’t mean I liked it.” -Missy, Basic Instructions
[Memorability and likability are not opposites or synonymous. But they aren't exactly orthogonal either.]