Quote of the Day: 31 January 2024 #QotD

“Having a book is like having a good friend with you.” -Susie Derkins, Calvin and Hobbes
[It's certainly better than several people I've met in my life.]

Quote of the Day: 30 January 2024 #QotD

“But they were a cunning bunch, poets, and could sneak it up on you when your back was turned.” -Terry Pratchett
[Poets certainly are a crafty lot.]

Quote of the Day: 29 January 2024 #QotD

“[A]ll art is meaningless without those to admire it. You don’t get to decide what constitutes art. But we together do.” -Hoid, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
[Hmm. I largely agree with this, but I might quibble around the edges. I do think that I can decide for myself if something is art, or art with value. But my opinion doesn't determine public opinion; merely influences it.]

Quote of the Day: 28 January 2024 #QotD

“In a perfect act of obedience and commitment, Jesus Christ completed the supreme heroic act in all of creation, culminating in His glorious Resurrection.” -W. Christopher Waddell

Quote of the Day: 27 January 2024 #QotD

“Well, many’s the long night I’ve dreamed of cheese—toasted, mostly—and woke up again, and here I were.” -Ben Gunn, Treasure Island
[Cheese is a marvelous invention. I'm glad to live in a world with cheese. And such a variety of it that we have, too.]

Quote of the Day: 26 January 2024 #QotD

“Even more dangerous than ignorance, however, is a fallacious certitude, which can afflict people at all educational levels and all IQ levels.” -Thomas Sowell
[This is not the only formulation of this that I've encountered, but it is one of the more eloquent.]

Quote of the Day: 15 January 2024 #QotD

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” -Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein
[As true as it ever has been. And here observed well over one hundred years ago.]

Quote of the Day: 24 January 2024 #QotD

“There is the great lesson of ‘Beauty and the Beast’; that a thing must be loved before it is loveable.” -G. K. Chesterton
[This is true of many things. But the biggest thing that I find as an exception to this statement is babies. That doesn't discount the truth of it for most other things though.]

Quote of the Day: 23 January 2024 #QotD

“I sometimes give myself excellent advice. Occasionally, I even listen to it.” -Harry Dresden, Ghost Story
[Wise people need advice, too. But who can they turn to in order to obtain it?]

Quote of the Day: 22 January 2024 #QotD

“[W]hile it’s possible that IP can encourage creativity, it’s also possible that IP can stifle creativity.” -Peter Jacobsen
[There is a balance that needs to be struck here. A creator deserves to benefit from his creation, but there comes a time when the benefits to society need to start coming as well. Currently the balance is off, and copyright lasts far too long.]

Quote of the Day: 21 January 2024 #QotD

“The Savior has defeated death, disease, and sin and has provided a way for our ultimate perfection if we will follow Him with all of our hearts.” -Gary B. Sabin

Quote of the Day: 20 January 2024 #QotD

“The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion … and the price demanded for the most precious of all things in life is life itself—ultimate cost for perfect value.” -Lt.-Col. Jean V. Dubois, Starship Troopers
[Those are the things we spend our lives for. In whatever form that takes.]

Quote of the Day: 19 January 2024 #QotD

“Always the innocent are the first victims. So it has been for ages past, so it is now.” -Ronan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
[Largely because it is easy. And very few have the protection (or awareness of the need for protection) that they deserve.]

Quote of the Day: 18 January 2024 #QotD

“Music provides a meaningful, lifelong learning experience.” -Sharlene Habermeyer
[I love music. To the point that I'm learning about six instruments right now, and I'd like to learn about five more.]

Quote of the Day: 17 January 2024 #QotD

“Some people sure can’t take a compliment.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[I've tried to get better at this instead of just feeling embarrassed and not knowing what to say. Often, a simple, sincere 'thank you' works quite well.]

Quote of the Day: 16 January 2024 #QotD

“All of us hope for a little redemption, whether if we deserve it or not.” -Havelock Vetinari, Snuff
[Some hope against reality, and some hope in Christ. But all want to be redeemed.]

Quote of the Day: 15 January 2024 #QotD

“Yes, a person is more than their experiences, stacked up like stones. But our best moments are the foundations we use to reach for the sky.” -Hoid, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
[Hold on to the moments that brought you to understand the wonder that exists in the world. They can carry you through the very hard times.]

Quote of the Day: 14 January 2024 #QotD

“Our Savior is inviting us, ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ He is the living Christ. He carries our burdens and makes our life easier.” -Yoon Hwan Choi

Quote of the Day: 13 January 2024 #QotD

“[T]he world seems full of good men—even if there are monsters in it.” -Mina Harker, Dracula
[Focus on the good, and it will help your mood tremendously.]

Quote of the Day: 12 January 2024 #QotD

“The net result of inflationary price increases is that everyone’s money—regardless of their income— loses some of its value. It is the same as if a tax had been imposed on everybody, from the poorest to the richest, and with everyone paying the same tax rate on their money as ‘millionaires and billionaires’ pay.” -Thomas Sowell
[And despite how many times this is explained, folks still don't understand how inflation occurs, or hat entities are responsible for it. It gets pretty frustrating.]

Quote of the Day: 11 January 2024 #QotD

“Gun-free zones need to go. They’re not just a failure, they are a solution that actively costs lives.” -Larry Correia
[Just look at the things that happen in gun-free zones. And what doesn't where guns are not prohibited.]

Quote of the Day: 10 January 2024 #QotD

“For if there is a wall between you and the world, it makes little difference whether you describe yourself as locked in or as locked out.” -G. K. Chesterton
[Except to your perception of how it affects you and those you care about.]

Quote of the Day: 9 January 2024 #QotD

“People are likely to do the most ridiculously illogical things for the most incomprehensible of reasons.” -Harry Dresden, Ghost Story
[But they are things that the person is able to reconcile and rationalize to himself. Such is our desire to believe we are rational.]

Quote of the Day: 8 January 2024 #QotD

“Some solutions come with their own problems.” -Rat, Pearls Before Swine
[The problem is identifying those solutions before implementation. At least then you're aware of what you're doing to yourself.]

Quote of the Day: 7 January 2024 #QotD

“My dear friends, we cannot share our oil, but we can share His light. Oil in our lamps will not only help us ‘abide the day’ but can also be the means of illuminating the path that leads those we love to the Savior, who stands ready ‘with open arms to receive’ them.” -Amy A. Wright

Quote of the Day: 6 January 2023 #QotD

“Oh, ‘tanstaafl.’ Means ‘There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.’ And isn’t, or these drinks would cost half as much. Was reminding her that anything free costs twice as much in long run or turns out worthless.” -Manuel Garcia O’Kelly-Davis, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
[Something to keep in mind generally, but especially when it comes to government involvement.]

Quote of the Day: 5 January 2024 #QotD

“No good sittin’ worryin’ abou’ it. What’s comin’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does.” -Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
[I've never yet encountered a situation where worrying about something has made that situation any better.]

Quote of the Day: 4 January 2024 #QotD

“The difference between the person who daydreams about goals and the person who accomplishes his goals is self-discipline.” -Sharlene Habermeyer
[This is, notably, not the difference between the man who achieves his dream and the one who does not. Too much is dependent upon other people and good fortune to place all the responsibility upon the man seeking a goal, but it goes a long way to making it more likely.]

Quote of the Day: 3 January 2024 #QotD

“I’m not bad. I’m just … um … exuberant! There’s nothing wrong with being exuberant!” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[In some ways there definitely is. But the exuberant individual isn't going to be able to tell what that is.]

Quote of the Day: 2 January 2024 #QotD

“But a book can’t hurt, can it? Except that books contain ideas, and ideas can be dangerous.” -Tiffany Aching (thought), I Shall Wear Midnight
[However, it would be more dangerous to attempt to stifle thought through censorship.]

Quote of the Day: 1 January 2024 #QotD

“My mother always told me that the hardest part of any task is getting yourself to start it.” -Tress, Tress of the Emerald Sea
[There is the effort to sustain a good habit, but it is a matter of maintaining consistency as opposed to overcoming inertia to begin in the first place.]