Quote of the Day: 30 April 2022 #QotD

“It would be impossible, therefore, to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this—the conversion of the law into an instrument of plunder.” -Frédéric Bastiat
[This certainly has nothing to do with anything currently in the public discourse. Nothing at all.]

Quote of the Day: 29 April 2022 #QotD

“Nature is red in tooth and claw. If you don’t have predators, you have to be the predator.” -David the Good
[At least if you want to keep the prey species in check. Nothing has shown me how utterly disconnected from reality veganism is than my efforts at gardening. There is no living, let alone thriving, for humans that can comply with the demands of the philosophy of veganism.]

Quote of the Day: 28 April 2022 #QotD

“I think you're always going to have tension in the Middle East when there's people who want to kill the Jews and Jews who don't want to be killed and neither side is willing to compromise.” -Frank J. Fleming
[Never again means never again.]

Quote of the Day: 27 April 2022 #QotD

“We are very good at hiding from ourselves what we do not want to know.” -Mr. Nutt, Unseen Academicals
[So, effective that it is shocking to us when we rediscover those things we don't want to know.]

Quote of the Day: 26 April 2022 #QotD

“Oh no, it’s true! I’m a love magnet!” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[Truly, a young boy's greatest fear.

One he eventually overcomes.]

Quote of the Day: 25 April 2022 #QotD

“Life is not notable for its overabundance of certainty.” -Isana, Captain’s Fury
[However much we wish it were different, sometimes we need the reminder.]

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2022 #QotD

“Through the Atonement of Christ the Lord, we can put off our selfish natural self and become a child of God, meek, humble, full of faith and appropriate trust.” -Gerrit W. Gong

Quote of the Day: 23 April 2022 #QotD

“To elevate one’s ‘self-identity’ above reality is hardly liberating. It is a rejection of truth.” -Gad Saad
[There's a lot of that going around lately. Firstly by those who want to see the current order dismantled (for whatever reason), and secondly, by those who are unwilling to admit that they have been snookered by the first group.]

Quote of the Day: 22 April 2022 #QotD

“Because of the mistaken idea that governments can and must do something about climate, pressures are building that have the potential of distorting energy policies in a way that will severely damage national economies, decrease standards of living, and increase poverty.” -S. Fred Singer
[Clearly, the only solution arises from categorical thinking. There is only one way to address the problem, and that is to do everything, everything, in our power to arrest climate change in all forms.]

Quote of the Day: 21 April 2022 #QotD

“Interesting things did seem to happen, but always to somebody else.” -Diana Wynne Jones
[This could be a lament, or a contented statement. Either way really. Not sure which I'd prefer. Probably to have them happen to someone else.]

Quote of the Day: 20 April 2022 #QotD

“However plausible, or even inspiring, it might seem that a lagging minority needs to unite in solidarity behind political leaders representing their interests to the larger society, in order to get ahead, the historical record shows no such pattern of economic success for politics, as compared to education, job skills and intact families.” -Thomas Sowell

[Too bad we've instead been 'progressing' toward broken families for all.]

Quote of the Day: 19 April 2022 #QotD

“Relationships most often fail due to neglect, and one of the principle kinds of neglect is not being attentive.” -Kate Murphy
[Any relationship is susceptible to this to some degree or another. Only thoughtful attention to how we conduct ourselves within the relationship, and an honest appraisal of our performance will let us know how we are doing.]

Quote of the Day: 18 April 2022 #QotD

“But, of course, the government couldn’t find $500 billion and ended up taking it from you and me.” -P. J. O’Rourke
[It's Tax Day. So I won't wish you a happy one. But it really ought to be placed closer to Election Day.]

Quote of the Day: 17 April 2022 #QotD

“Of all the victories in human history, none is so great, none so universal in its effect, none so everlasting in its consequences as the victory of the crucified Lord who came forth in the Resurrection that first Easter morning.” -Gordon B. Hinckley
[Happy Easter!]

Quote of the Day: 16 April 2022 #QotD

“You can love everyone and show them the glory of Our Father without having to redefine their sins as virtues.” -Robb Allen
[After all, that is what Christ did.]

Quote of the Day: 15 April 2022 #QotD

“There can be no doubt that this resistance to killing one’s fellow man is there and that it exists as a result of a powerful combination of instinctive, rational, environmental, hereditary, cultural, and social factors. It is there, it is strong, and it gives us cause to believe that there just may be hope for mankind after all.” -Dave Grossman
[This is true for many people. But there are the psychopaths who and those who have desensitized themselves to the point of being able to dehumanize others. Those people scare me. Intensely.] 

Quote of the Day: 14 April 2022 #QotD

“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” -Gandalf, The Return of the King
[At least for me, there are times when I have to cry before I have fully processed the emotion. The tears allow me to acknowledge it, and move forward.]

Quote of the Day: 13 April 2022 #QotD

“Don’t be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through.” -Glenda Sugarbean, Unseen Academicals

[I guess that depends on the kind of smart that is meant. But, there are situations where this is true.]

Quote of the Day: 12 April 2022 #QotD

“The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women.” -Booker T. Washington
[The great thing is that great men an women exist everywhere, but they may not be recognized as such. So, go look in your community to find those hidden fonts of wisdom.]

Quote of the Day: 11 April 2022 #QotD

“The only hope of a short war is to prepare for a long one.” -Calvin Coolidge
[This is something of the philosophy that mutually assured destruction was derived from. And it is more true than not.]

Quote of the Day: 10 April 2022 #QotD

“If you and I are to withstand the forthcoming perils and pressures, it is imperative that we each have a firm spiritual foundation built upon the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.” -Russell M. Nelson

Quote of the Day: 9 April 2022 #QotD

“I don’t know which is worse, … that everyone has his price, or that the price is always so low.” -Hobbes, Calvin and Hobbes
[A lighthearted daily comic strip about a boy and his toy shouldn't cause this much introspection, should it?]

Quote of the Day: 8 April 2022 #QotD

“ARCHITECT, n. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.” -Ambrose Bierce
[heh.]

Quote of the Day: 6 April 2022 #QotD

“Remember though that one’s heartfelt outrage seldom says anything about the truth or falsehood of one’s position.” -Gad Saad
[As another commentator has pointed out, facts are impervious to your emotions. They simply don't alter the facts. They will, however, alter your perception of those facts.]

Quote of the Day: 6 April 2022 #QotD

“You can’t be fussy when you’re off to seek your fortune.” -Sophie Hatter, Howl’s Moving Castle
[That's a good way to miss the very thing you're looking for.]

Quote of the Day: 5 April 2022 #QotD

“Immediate, tangible symbols are what matter within the limited time horizon of elected politicians. Throwing money at public schools produces such symbolic results, even if it cannot produce quality education.” -Thomas Sowell
[Yet, we all seem to accept spending as an indicator of quality of education. It is long past time that we reject that thinking. It is simple to spend money for little to no benefit, and far harder to accomplish anything of worth even with vast resources available.]

Quote of the Day: 4 April 2022 #QotD

“[I]t is always the person not in the predicament who knows what ought to have been done in it, and would unquestionably have done it too[.]” -Charles Dickens
[This. So much this. In every aspect of life, it appears. In parenting, in politics, and in just about everything. So, it behooves one to consider his own tendency in this direction, and apply the appropriate humility.]

Quote of the Day: 3 April 2022 #QotD

“[P]ersonal peace can be achieved despite the anger, contention, and division that blight and corrupt our world today.” -Quentin L. Cook

Quote of the Day: 2 April 2022 #QotD

“[L]istening goes beyond just hearing what people say. It’s also paying attention to how they say it and what they do while they are saying it, in what context, and how what they say resonates within you.” -Kate Murphy
[The pup gives me plenty of practice with this. He assumes that if I am in the room with him when he has said something that I have heard and processed what he has said. It doesn't matter if he's under a blanket, facing away from me, and speaking in a low whisper while water is running. I must have understood him.]

Quote of the Day: 1 April 2022 #QotD

“[R]emember: the warning isn’t there for the benefit of your dog. It’s there for you. You’re the one who can’t be trusted to resist spraying dog food in your eyes.” -Mike Chase
[About a government requirement to label dog food with a warning. And there must be people out there that would do it, or this wouldn't be necessary.]