Quote of the Day: 31 May 2021 #QotD

“They fought and died for their women, their children, their future. And to an extent, they succeeded, all of them (sometimes after a horrible interval where truly disgusting ways prevailed.) Because humanity is still here.” -Sarah Hoyt
[I certainly hope you have a meaningful Memorial Day. And that you take at least a moment for somber reflection.]

Quote of the Day: 30 May 2021 #QotD

“Music is an effective way to worship our Heavenly Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. We should use hymns when we need spiritual strength and inspiration.” -Dallin H. Oaks

Quote of the Day: 29 May 2021 #QotD

“Because in modern society it is through the limitation of our money incomes that we are made to feel the restrictions which our relative poverty still imposes upon us, many have come to hate money as the symbol of these restrictions.” -F. A. Hayek
[It has become so entrenched in our society that we develop emotional attachments to it. To the point that we experience sensations similar to pain when required to part with cash. But it is still just a means of exchange. It is not the element imposing the restrictions in the first place.]

Quote of the Day: 28 May 2021 #QotD

“Too many times our good intentions fail because down deep, we really don’t want to change[.]” -John Bargh
[I hate to admit it, but it's probably true.]

Quote of the Day: 27 May 2021 #QotD

“When you’re suffering anyway, another pain more or less doesn’t make much difference.” -Patrick F. McManus
[Don't know that I fully agree, but it always feels true.]

Quote of the Day: 26 May 2021 #QotD

“None of us is shackled to our past or environment. We have tremendous personal control over the factors that improve our lives and performance.” -Brenden Burchard
[This idea is so freeing. The inverse is limiting.]

Quote of the Day: 25 May 2021 #QotD

“Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I’d far rather be happy than right any day.” -Slartibartfast, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
[Happy Towel Day!]

Quote of the Day: 24 May 2021 #QotD

“[T]here was smirking going on; a smirk makes a subtle noise if you’re listening for it.” -Terry Pratchett
[Just a funny one today. Nothing beyond that.]

Quote of the Day: 23 May 2021 #QotD

“[O]ur Savior, Jesus Christ, knows everything about us we don’t want anyone else to know, and He still loves us.” -Gerrit W. Gong
 

Quote of the Day: 22 May 2021 #QotD

“Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Your clutter is a lagging measure of your cleaning habits. You get what you repeat.” -James Clear
[This is why you don't have to be down on yourself if your current results don't meet with your expectations. Since they are a lagging indicator, it will take time for them to match your inputs.]

Quote of the Day: 21 May 2021 #QotD

“It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.” -Booker T. Washington
[How refreshing it is to hear someone look to what they can do themselves to improve their situation, rather than demanding it of others.]

Quote of the Day: 20 May 2021 #QotD

“Determination rarely beats skill, and determination alone never beats skill and determination.” -Ashok Vadal, House of Assassins
[Too many people are sure that their determination will be sufficient, even in spite of the evidence to the contrary.]

Quote of the Day: 19 May 2021 #QotD

“The choice is yours with zero judgment out loud.” -You Suck at Cooking
[Just don't mistake that for a complete lack of judgment.]

Quote of the Day: 18 May 2021 #QotD

“It would be comforting to believe that the government can simply decree higher pay for low-wage workers, without having to worry about unfortunate repercussions, but the preponderance of evidence indicates that labor is not exempt from the basic economic principle that artificially high prices cause surpluses.” -Thomas Sowell
[There are a lot of things that would be comforting to believe that are nevertheless untrue. We must accept the world as it is, not as we wish it would be.]

Quote of the Day: 17 May 2021 #QotD

“To protect your child, you must believe in yourself.” -Gavin de Becker
[That may be the hardest part for me. I have a hard time believing in my own capabilities.]

Quote of the Day: 16 May 2021 #QotD

“The Good Shepherd knows each one of us by name and has a personal interest in us.” -Gary E. Stevenson

Quote of the Day: 15 May 2021 #QotD

“[U]nless the reasons are good for an extreme case, they are not good for any case.” -John Stuart Mill
[Too bad we're experiencing a proliferation of double (and sometimes triple or more) standards these days.]

Quote of the Day: 14 May 2021 #QotD

“The world allows for many ways of Being. If you don’t succeed at one, you can try another.” -Jordan Peterson
[There is no need to fall into despair when your life does not proceed as you would like. However, it is certainly tempting,]

Quote of the Day: 13 May 2021 #QotD

“Under the MMPA, any kind of manatee harassment is generally prohibited. But in Florida’s Kings Bay Manatee Refuge, it somehow became necessary for the director of Fish and Wildlife to get a little more explicit and expressly ban riding a manatee.” -Mike Chase
[Never underestimate the government's desire to control your life. Even if they've already made said thing illegal.]

Quote of the Day: 12 May 2021 #QotD

“A boy does not become a gentleman—by which I mean a man who is courteous, kind, and unselfish. That behavior is not hardwired. It has to be taught.” -Leonard Sax
[The nature versus nurture debate flaring again. In my mind there are aspects of both that are necessary. At least to judge by my attempts to civilize The pup.]

Quote of the Day: 11 May 2021 #QotD

“When we are in the grip of a strong emotion, such as anger, we feel sure we are right, and that we are seeing the world and other people as they really are.” -John Bargh

[I've noticed this about others. I'm probable oblivious to my own susceptibility to this. And I'd like to believe that I'm not doing it, but I know that I am also human.]

Quote of the Day: 10 May 2021 #QotD

“Minding your business is a skill too few possess.” -@HotepJesus
[I don't know how much else I agree with this fellow about, nor do I care. This statement is true, regardless of the source.]

Quote of the Day: 9 May 2021 #QotD

“To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle—and all will—I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are. In fact, you are saviors on Mount Zion, and like the Master you follow, your love “never faileth.”’” -Jeffrey R. Holland

[Happy Mother's Day!]

Quote of the Day: 8 May 2021 #QotD

“There’s perhaps no better way to increase ongoing happiness than to start a gratitude practice.” -Brenden Burchard
[I find things are easier to face if I am practicing gratitude than if I am not.]

Quote of the Day: 7 May 2021 #QotD

“He died of squashing. You can’t catch squashing.” -Another rat, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
[Always important to know whether a cause of death is communicable or not.]

Quote of the Day: 6 May 2021 #QotD

“Winners and losers have the same goals.” -James Clear
[Whether we achieve our goals or not is not always entirely within our control. So, we must adapt to the situation we find ourselves in. If the failure is something outside of our control there is no need to beat ourselves up over it, but if it is within our control, we have actionable improvements we can make.]

Quote of the Day: 5 May 2021 #QotD

“The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.” -Booker T. Washington
[It is unfortunate that more people don't take this view.]

Quote of the Day: 4 May 2021 #QotD

“Kids don’t need sirens.” -Calvin’s Mom
[The pup also likes to pretend to have a siren. He also doesn't need one.]

Quote of the Day: 3 May 2021 #QotD

“Government and the government alone is responsible for any rapid increase in the quantity of money. That very fact has been the major source of confusion about the cause and the cure of inflation.” -Milton Friedman
[Not that many people care about inflation or curing it.]

Quote of the Day: 2 May 2021 #QotD

“[B]eing spiritually correct is much better than being politically correct.” -James E. Faust

Quote of the Day: 1 May 2021 #QotD

“The state should confine itself to establishing rules applying to general types of situations and should allow the individuals freedom in everything which depends on the circumstances of time and place, because only the individuals concerned in each instance can fully know these circumstances and adapt their actions to them.” -F. A. Hayek
[It is May Day, and therefore, there are a host of people pushing marxist and communist (but I repeat myself) ideas in the guise of worker protections.]