Quote of the Day: 20 April 2026 #QotD

“You'll miss the American, who deals sharply but cheats no one, who is tougher than the thugs and cleverer than the tricksters, who says ‘I can do it’ when others shrug, and who respects learning but is suspicious of those claiming to be learned, when the last one dies.” -Kendric Tonn
[An honorable society, as opposed to an honor culture, is always a loss when it is lost. And the loss is irreversible. So, perhaps the prudent course of action would be to preserve such societies in the face of existential crises.]

Quote of the Day: 19 April 2026 #QotD

“I have learned over and over again that—whatever our offering—in the Lord’s economy we always come out ahead.” -Patrick Kearon

Quote of the Day: 18 April 2026 #QotD

“When you have kids, Saturday and Sunday are more of a ‘weakened[.]’” -Henpecked Hal
[True. But kids are worth it in ways that you cannot understand if you don't already get it.]

Quote of the Day: 17 April 2026 #QotD

“Cultural values matter and they are not indistinguishable from one culture to the next.” -Gad Saad
[So, don't adopt the values of inferior cultures, or people from those cultures, unless you are prepared to accept the consequences of those actions.]

Quote of the Day: 16 April 2026 #QotD

“[A]n animal in a zoo or a game park does not live its natural life, any more than a man in a city lives a natural life.” -Michael Crichton
[But who says that a natural life is preferrable. Nature will kill you without a second thought. Sometimes without a first thought, either.]

Quote of the Day: 15 April 2026 #QotD

“This is the day where the IRS demonstrates it's got what it takes to take what you got.” -Aaron of The Shekel
[It's tax day. Just so we all know.]

Quote of the Day: 14 April 2026 #QotD

“Cohesion happens not when members of a group are smarter but when they are lit up by clear, steady signals of safe connection.” -Daniel Coyle
[Human connections are critical to healthy organizations and individuals. You cannot live without interactions with other people.]