Quote of the Day: 30 June 2024 #QotD

“Our faith in Jesus Christ needs to be nourished daily. It is nourished as we pray daily, study the scriptures daily, reflect on the goodness of God daily, repent daily, and follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost daily.” -Dale G. Renlund

Quote of the Day: 29 June 2024 #QotD

“Glaciers are lightning-fast compared to bureaucrats.” -Dave Freer
[Less capricious too.]

Quote of the Day: 28 June 2024 #QotD

“Yes, politics. The secret glue that stopped the world falling into warfare.” -Terry Pratchett
[At least when it happens properly. Otherwise it kind of pushes things there instead.]

Quote of the Day: 27 June 2024

 

“[W]e are all at this moment helping to decide whether humanity shall retain all that has hitherto made humanity worth preserving, or whether we must slide down into the subhumanity imagined by Mr Aldous Huxley and George Orwell and partially realised in Hitler’s Germany.” -C. S. Lewis

[At the moment it seems we may be failing. Decide to live up to the heritage handed down to you from the generations before. We need to preserve our humanity and decency.]

Quote of the Day: 26 June 2024 #QotD

“Dumb and decent can often look the same. It’s depressing, but the truth often is.” -Phillip McCall, Off to Be the Wizard
[Hopefully I am not so deluded as to be unaware that what I think of as my decency is truly stupidity. I may be, though. And I am guessing that that thought is part of what helps me to avoid this, for the most part.]

Quote of the Day: 25 June 2024 #QotD

“Not every parent is comfortable with checking in on their kids’ online behavior. It’s been shown, however, that kids are less likely to engage in risky behavior if parents set limits and kids are aware they’re being monitored.” -Amy McCready
[Something I probably ought to be doing a better job of. But then, none of us are perfect parents.]

Quote of the Day: 24 June 2024 #QotD

“It takes real talent to use an honorific as an insult.” -Hoid, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
[Some people are talented. They have the ability to use anything as an insult. When I try the same thing it just ends up sounding rather lame.]

Quote of the Day: 23 June 2024 #QotD

“Believing and heeding the word of God will draw us closer to Him.” -Ronald A. Rasband

Quote of the Day: 22 June 2024 #QotD

“Knowledge, however, does not exist in a simple hierarchy, with the kind of special knowledge taught in schools and colleges at the top, and more mundane knowledge at the bottom.” -Thomas Sowell
[No matter how much some people may think so.]

Quote of the Day: 21 June 2024 #QotD

“Is mindless violence your solution to everything?” -Lucy Carlyle, The Hollow Boy
[While I am not one who believes that all violence is wrong, I also don't advocate for the use of mindless violence.]

Quote of the Day: 20 June 2024 #QotD

“I don’t want to look dumb in front of the aliens.” -Ryland Grace, Project Hail Mary
[No one does. Sometimes the individual is more interested in seeming powerful rather than avoiding a negative impression. But you do you.]

Quote of the Day: 19 June 2024 #QotD

“If I am made to walk the plank by a pirate, it is vain for me to offer, as a common-sense compromise, to walk along the plank for a reasonable distance.” -G. K. Chesterton
[Compromise only makes sense in some situations. There are times when the reasonable position to take is to refuse compromise.]

Quote of the Day: 18 June 2024 #QotD

“[F]ear is a terrible, insidious thing, Waldo. It taints and stains everything it touches. If you let fear start driving some of your decisions, sooner or later, it will drive them all.” -Karrin Murphy, Skin Game
[There are reasons to take heed of your fear. But when you cede all control to your fear rather than merely acknowledging the validity of your fear, that is the moment you lose control of your own decision making.]

Quote of the Day: 17 June 2024 #QotD

“Take new people shooting. Nothing removes the stigma quite like having fun.” -Larry Correia
[This is something that can be done for any good and wholesome activity, but is especially necessary for certain disfavored activities, like shooting, that face political opposition.]

Quote of the Day: 16 June 2024 #QotD

“[P]erhaps there is no greater compliment we could receive from the Lord than to know He trusts us to be worthy priesthood holders and great husbands and fathers.” -Richard J. Maynes
[Happy Father's Day!]

Quote of the Day: 15 June 2024 #QotD

“[W]e are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
[And we are working hard at fostering divisions. It is a bit alarming.]

Quote of the Day: 14 June 2024 #QotD

“It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open.” -4 U.S. Code § 6

[Happy Flag Day!]

Quote of the Day: 13 June 2024 #QotD

“Getting a problem analyzed is two-thirds of solving it.” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, Have Space Suit – Will Travel
[That last third, though... It can be a hard time.]

Quote of the Day: 12 June 2024 #QotD

“Throughout the ages mankind has produced many forms of music and—whether for religious purposes, rituals, ceremonies, or enjoyment—the human need to create music seems basic to life.” -Sharlene Habermeyer
[I don't think I've ever discussed music with anyone who has not had some preferences in musical taste. It does seem to be an innate need within us. And I've found music carries messages into my heart and mind in ways other methods do not. For good and ill.]

Quote of the Day: 11 June 2024 #QotD

“People pay more attention to you when they think you’re up to something.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[Don't they, though? I guess it's something to keep in mind whether you want people to pay more attention or would rather that they not.]

Quote of the Day: 10 June 2024 #QotD

“The essence of verification is multiple lines of reasoning that converge at a single point.” -Ian Malcolm, The Lost World
[Not only multiple lines of reasoning, but multiple independent lines of reasoning. If they aren't independent, it is about as useful as a single line of reasoning.]

Quote of the Day: 9 June 2024 #QotD

“I invite you to pray to know Heavenly Father is there, pray to grow to become like Him, and pray to show His love to others.” -Susan H. Porter

Quote of the Day: 8 June 2024 #QotD

“Normal is an imaginary lasso thrown around you by others. Once you realize it’s not there, the world is yours.” -Rat, Pearls Before Swine
[We ought to feel a bit less restricted by social norms. But if you don't want to do something someone would deem abnormal, there's no need for you to do that either.]

Quote of the Day: 7 June 2024 #QotD

“Let me tell you, the world changes with every generation and if we don’t learn to surf on the tide then we will be smashed on the rocks.” -Rhys Rhysson, Raising Steam
[Sometimes it would be nice if the previous generation didn't attempt to build metaphorical seawalls to arrest the waves. Some change is necessary and beneficial.]

Quote of the Day: 6 June 2024 #QotD

“When the State cannot or will not protect, ‘nature’ is come again and the right of self-protection reverts to the individual.” -C. S. Lewis
[The state of nature never truly leaves us. We merely delegate our responsibilities to the State in order to make society function. But you must never forget, the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin.]

Quote of the Day: 5 June 2024 #QotD

“The world would be a better place if they kept fedoras locked up, and you needed expert approval to get one.” -Rick, Basic Instructions
[Perhaps. Or if there were penalties for wearing one with anything other than a shirt and tie, or suit.]

Quote of the Day: 4 June 2024 #QotD

“Rest assured your kids would actually rather learn from life circumstances than from daily nagging throughout their childhood. And what they learn from life, they will learn for life.” -Amy McCready
[But how to arrange things so they have a safe environment to make mistakes while also learning from life circumstances? I still haven't figured it out. I hope to some day. But I know I haven't figured it out yet.]

Quote of the Day: 3 June 2024 #QotD

“Tyranny is awful, but not all authority is to be rejected.” -Nomad, The Sunlit Man
[It is important to discern what authority is justified, and what is merely tolerated or chafed under. Then you can decide what to do about it.]

Quote of the Day: 2 June 2024 #QotD

“I have also experienced for myself the glorious dawn that fills the soul with joy so profound that it can scarcely be kept in. I have discovered for myself that this peaceful confidence comes from following the Savior and walking in His Way.” -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Quote of the Day: 1 June 2024 #QotD

“[C]leverness is not wisdom, and artful insinuations are no substitute for factual evidence, if your goal is knowing the facts.” -Thomas Sowell
[If that isn't your goal, however, then wisdom and facts may not be useful, or potentially even detrimental to your purposes.]