Quote of the Day: 12 February 2026 #QotD

“Can it really be that someday we will read the old Lubyanka archives? No, they will bum them. They already have.” -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
[Here we have an actual instance of what Orwell envisioned in 1984. Should we be at all surprised that it happens more than this?]

Quote of the Day: 11 February 2026 #QotD

“When a group comes together around something they love it changes things. It changes how they see one another. It becomes a community. Something greater than the sum of its parts.” -Harry Dresden, Battle Ground
[And it is so nice to be a part of a community. You form connections with people and that's something humans need to function as humans.]

Quote of the Day: 10 February 2026 #QotD

“Stop justifying your position to people who show no willingness to hear it. Stop trying to create understanding with those who appear determined to misunderstand. Stop chasing rational outcomes with irrational opponents.” -Sahil Bloom
[That isn't to say you don't engage. You can, but remember that you're not doing it to change your opponent's mind, but to persuade the audience.]

Quote of the Day: 9 February 2026 #QotD

“For centuries I have seen all that mankind can offer, from its noblest to its most despicable wretches. Of them, you represent the worst, most dangerous type of all. … The kind who truly believes if only he could deprive everyone else of their will, he could control the outcome of everything.” -Mother Dawn, Graveyard of Demons
[*Cough* *Cough* Communism *Cough*.]

Quote of the Day: 8 February 2026 #QotD

“A primary purpose of the Creation and of our mortal existence is to provide us the opportunity to act and become what the Lord invites us to become.” -David A. Bednar

Quote of the Day: 7 February 2026 #QotD

“[B]eing ashamed of your bad and immoral actions is good even if the shame is from universal mockery and not from a nagging conscience[.]” -@ingelramdecoucy
[Shame is not bad. And we ought to employ it more than we do.]

Quote of the Day: 6 February 2026 #QotD

“Everyone who has achieved exceptional performance has encountered terrible difficulties along the way. There are no exceptions. If you believe that doing the right kind of work can overcome the problems, then you have at least a chance of moving on to ever better performance.” -Geoff Colvin
[Setbacks and failures are a part of the human experience. There is no way to get around it. But you can put your efforts into things that will help you learn from those failures and setbacks.]