Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Quote of the Day: 24 June 2026 #QotD

“Duty could excuse all kinds of atrocities if you let it deafen your conscience.” -Kellen Argos, _Crownbreaker_
“Duty could excuse all kinds of atrocities if you let it deafen your conscience.” -Kellen Argos, Crownbreaker
[Duty is particularly insidious about this, but anything that deafens or dulls your conscience will have a similar effect. You must maintain your own conscience in the face of orders and duty. Otherwise, you are no longer a person, but merely an agent of someone else. Yet you retain your own culpability.]

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Quote of the Day: 23 June 2026 #QotD

“We are here and it is now. The way I see it is, after that, everything tends toward guesswork.” -Didactylos, _Small Gods_
“We are here and it is now. The way I see it is, after that, everything tends toward guesswork.” -Didactylos, Small Gods
[The future is opaque. We can make some informed guesses about things, but they are only guesses.]

Monday, June 22, 2026

Quote of the Day: 22 June 2026 #QotD

“Put your best people on your biggest opportunities, not your biggest problems.” -Jim Collins
“Put your best people on your biggest opportunities, not your biggest problems.” -Jim Collins
[That will give you the maximum opportunity to grow excellently. It shows you trust them as well.]

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Quote of the Day: 20 June 2026 #QotD

“When building is impossible only destruction is an option.” -@MorlockP
“When building is impossible only destruction is an option.” -@MorlockP 
[People want to make a mark on the world, and they're going to try to find a way to do so. Let's make it easier for them to do it in a way that enhances society rather than destroying the community.]

Friday, June 19, 2026

Quote of the Day: 19 June 2026 #QotD

“[A]cting like a bully doesn’t make you less helpless. It just makes you a helpless bully.” -Janov Pelorat, _Foundation’s Edge_
“[A]cting like a bully doesn’t make you less helpless. It just makes you a helpless bully.” -Janov Pelorat, Foundation’s Edge
[Acting like a bully is rarely (so much so that I haven't every seen it) going to result in a positive outcome. It must feel good, but it's so toxic.]

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Quote of the Day: 18 June 2026 #QotD

“I take it there’s no qualifying exam to be a dad.” -Calvin, _Calvin and Hobbes_
“I take it there’s no qualifying exam to be a dad.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[Of course not. If there were we might have fewer problems. As it is, there are issues aplenty arising from the lack of good fathers.]