Quote of the Day: 30 April 2026 #QotD

“The continued vitality of the nation state and of constitutional government depends on the continued vitality of citizenship, which carries with it exclusive allegiance to what the Declaration of Independence calls a ‘separate and equal’ nation.” -Edward J. Erler
[Citizenship can only exist with the existence of a nation state. And some in this nation are working to abolish the very idea of a nation state.]

Quote of the Day: 29 April 2026 #QotD

“It meant I could focus on more important priorities, like not dying. That was one of my favorite hobbies.” -Corin Cadence, Sufficiently Advanced Magic
[I have a lot of hobbies. Or, I have done many hobbies in my life. Not dying is not something I had considered a hobby before. Perhaps it is more of a pursuit for some people than others?]

Quote of the Day: 28 April 2026 #QotD

“Warriors have enemies. Sometimes warriors get hurt. And then their friends even things up.” -Harry Dresden, Skin Game
[I mean, yeah. That's how things work, and why more violence doesn't occur than we do see.]

Quote of the Day: 27 April 2026 #QotD

“If you can't call out obvious evil, then you have no place in the conservative movement.” -Frank Fleming
[Or in polite society, really. If you can't even call out evil, let alone denounce it, they you should remove yourself from the public discourse.]

Quote of the Day: 26 April 2026 #QotD

“The Savior loves all of us and is tenderly calling for you and for me to come home.” -Clark G. Gilbert

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2026 #QotD

“Even great men fail, Kutty. There’s no dishonor in reaching for greatness.” -Jagdish, Graveyard of Demons
[Ambition is not a sin, but pride is. I expect to spend a portion of my life not fully understanding the distinction between the two.]

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2026 #QotD

“There’s always a way to git ahead when you’ve got a mind to!” -Bihu Boyer, Strawberry Girl
[Mindset is so important to achieving success. You have to believe you can, and then you can work toward accomplishing it.]

Quote of the Day: 23 April 2026 #QotD

“The most important self-regulatory skill that top performers use during their work is self-observation.” -Geoff Colvin
[A good coach is nearly essential to making fast and good progress. But your coach will not be with you all the time, and being able to observe yourself will allow you to continue to make progress outside of the coaching environment.]

Quote of the Day: 22 April 2026 #QotD

“Whether we make it or not, the human race has got to keep up its well-earned reputation for ferocity.” -Elihu Nivens, The Puppet Masters
[You have to be capable of intense violence to have the capacity for peaceful behavior. Otherwise, you're merely docile.]

Quote of the Day: 21 April 2026 #QotD

“[S]ure, I laughed at this, but at least I hate the fact that I laughed at this, so I am still a good person[.]” -David Burge
[It's so important to be seen as a good person. But, you should always have an excuse or a justification in your back pocket, just in case.]

Quote of the Day: 20 April 2026 #QotD

“You'll miss the American, who deals sharply but cheats no one, who is tougher than the thugs and cleverer than the tricksters, who says ‘I can do it’ when others shrug, and who respects learning but is suspicious of those claiming to be learned, when the last one dies.” -Kendric Tonn
[An honorable society, as opposed to an honor culture, is always a loss when it is lost. And the loss is irreversible. So, perhaps the prudent course of action would be to preserve such societies in the face of existential crises.]

Quote of the Day: 19 April 2026 #QotD

“I have learned over and over again that—whatever our offering—in the Lord’s economy we always come out ahead.” -Patrick Kearon

Quote of the Day: 18 April 2026 #QotD

“When you have kids, Saturday and Sunday are more of a ‘weakened[.]’” -Henpecked Hal
[True. But kids are worth it in ways that you cannot understand if you don't already get it.]

Quote of the Day: 17 April 2026 #QotD

“Cultural values matter and they are not indistinguishable from one culture to the next.” -Gad Saad
[So, don't adopt the values of inferior cultures, or people from those cultures, unless you are prepared to accept the consequences of those actions.]

Quote of the Day: 16 April 2026 #QotD

“[A]n animal in a zoo or a game park does not live its natural life, any more than a man in a city lives a natural life.” -Michael Crichton
[But who says that a natural life is preferrable. Nature will kill you without a second thought. Sometimes without a first thought, either.]

Quote of the Day: 15 April 2026 #QotD

“This is the day where the IRS demonstrates it's got what it takes to take what you got.” -Aaron of The Shekel
[It's tax day. Just so we all know.]

Quote of the Day: 14 April 2026 #QotD

“Cohesion happens not when members of a group are smarter but when they are lit up by clear, steady signals of safe connection.” -Daniel Coyle
[Human connections are critical to healthy organizations and individuals. You cannot live without interactions with other people.]

Quote of the Day: 13 April 2026 #QotD

“If we can’t put an end to the violence within us, there is no hope for putting an end to the violence without.” -Yusuf al-Falah, The Anatomy of Peace
[Seeking to impose order from the outside in is almost doomed to fail. You have to focus on the things within your power before you can hope to influence those things that you share power with others over, let alone those things that you have no intrinsic power over.]

Quote of the Day: 12 April 2026 #QotD

“The atoning love of Jesus Christ can be found in the most difficult situations, but we all constantly need the atoning grace of our Savior.” -Neil L. Andersen

Quote of the Day: 11 April 2026 #QotD

“Although we generally associate wisdom with advanced age, because the longer you live the more uncertainty you will have experienced and learned from, research indicates that you can teach people how to think wisely regardless of their age—through gaining distance.” -Ethan Kross
[Anything that can approximate wisdom is worth giving a go. I'd really like to not have to learn everything from my own mistakes.]

Quote of the Day: 10 April 2026 #QotD

“Stop being so scared about yesterday—it only makes you forget to appreciate today.” -Ferius Parfax, Charmcaster
[There is something to be said for living in the moment. Enjoying the time you have is far more pleasant than agonizing over the past or things you cannot change.]

Quote of the Day: 9 April 2026 #QotD

“But this is today. It’s soon going to be tomorrow and things can change.” -Mrs. Eunice Proust, The Shepherd’s Crown
[Change is always in the air. Is that a warning or an encouragement? Who knows? But change will happen.]

Quote of the Day: 8 April 2026 #QotD

“Letting the wrong people hang around is unfair to all the right people, as they inevitably find themselves compensating for the inadequacies of the wrong people. Worse, it can drive away the best people. Strong performers are intrinsically motivated by performance, and when they see their efforts impeded by carrying extra weight, they eventually become frustrated.” -Jim Collins
[Getting your organization right, and staffed by the right people, is the most important work a leader engages in. And you have to jettison those who are a drag on the productivity to the rest of the team.]

Quote of the Day: 7 April 2026 #QotD

“It was memorable. That doesn’t mean I liked it.” -Missy, Basic Instructions
[Memorability and likability are not opposites or synonymous. But they aren't exactly orthogonal either.]

Quote of the Day: 6 April 2026 #QotD

“Anyone who displays a capacity for double-dealing must forever be suspected of being capable of displaying it again.” -Harla Branno, Foundation’s Edge

[Trust is hard to restore once it has been lost. In some cases it is not possible to restore that trust. We should view any public official who has broken confidence in a very skeptical light indeed.]

Quote of the Day: 5 April 2026 #QotD

“Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice and resurrection are the ultimate evidence of God’s love.” -Dallin H. Oaks
[Happy Easter!]

Quote of the Day: 4 April 2026 #QotD

“Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, … and he’s in prison … I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[It's always important to keep in mind what you have to gloat over. Perspective is a powerful motivational tool to maintain focus.]

Quote of the Day: 3 April 2026 #QotD

“We’ve become so used to the idea that the only reward for getting better is moving toward higher income and increased responsibilities that we forget that the fruits of pursuing quality can also be harvested in the form of a more sustainable lifestyle.” -Cal Newport
[Take some stock of where you are and what you'd like for your life. Maybe you don't have to pursue what others would deem 'success' if you already have what you want.]

Quote of the Day: 2 April 2026 #QotD

“You’ve learned to guard your thoughts so well, you’re almost afraid to let yourself know what they are.” -Chade, Assassin’s Apprentice
[You need to know your own mind. You simply can't operate in the world if you don't.]

Quote of the Day: 1 April 2026 #QotD

“An idiot is someone without knowledge or ability. You’re something else: a person with knowledge or ability who misuses it. That makes you a fool instead.” -Auxiliary, The Sunlit Man
[Happy April Fools!]

Quote of the Day: 31 March 2026 #QotD

“If you are a male, then you are a man — no matter how you dress or what you call yourself. That’s an objective fact. You don’t have to like it for it to be true, and I don’t have to deny it because you’re offended.” -Seth Dillon
[Reality, objective reality, exists independent of your feelings about it. You don't get to redefine the world how you like it because you're in pain or for any other reason. Anything else is just ignoring reality and hoping it goes away.]

Quote of the Day: 30 March 2026 #QotD

“Stop fetishizing formalized education[.]” -@ingelramdecoucy
[Jumping through hoops is a skill. Not a particularly useful one in day-to-day life, though. Every once in a while it comes in handy, but everything you can learn at a university can be learned outside of one as well.]

Quote of the Day: 28 March 2026 #QotD

“Why do we have agency?

“To choose good.

“To choose Christ.

“To choose eternal life—again and again.” -Kevin G. Brown

Quote of the Day: 28 March 2026 #QotD

“We must show our Christian colours, if we are to be true to Jesus Christ. We cannot remain silent or concede everything away.” -C. S. Lewis
[There must be a cost to following Christ or it is of no worth. But that cost is not to remain silent in the face of moral degradation and degeneracy.]

Quote of the Day: 27 March 2026 #QotD

“[She] had plenty of imagination. Too much, in fact: it was something she could not eat, nor fight with, nor sell to give her tangible benefit, and she regretted having it.” -Jonathan Stroud
[Isn't it always the way that what we're really good at is so tragically undervalued by everyone else?]

Quote of the Day: 26 March 2026 #QotD

“This is the first essential element in government, coercion; a necessary but not a noble element.” -G. K. Chesterton
[You aren't going to find a government of any kind that has no coercive elements. But we can try to find ways to minimize the things over which the government is able to exert its coercive powers.]

Quote of the Day: 25 March 2026 #QotD

“I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices.” -Lord Henry Wotton, The Picture of Dorian Gray

[Hmm. No one may be asking for my moral pronouncements, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't benefit from hearing what I have to say. But I ought to be respectful in how I present my message, and discerning about when and how I share it.]

Quote of the Day: 24 March 2026 #QotD

“I think no life can be so bad so long as you have someone to share it with.” -Seneira, Shadowblack
[A partner and companion makes life so much richer and more pleasurable. It is worth looking for, and I hope you find it.]

Quote of the Day: 23 March 2026 #QotD

“[I]t’s important to remember that history isn’t a skill or a ‘mastery’ subject. You will never cover all of history[.]” -Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise
[It is also infinitely interesting when well presented.]

Quote of the Day: 22 March 2026 #QotD

“As in all things, Jesus Christ is the perfect example. He has invited each of us to be diligent learners and to take charge of our own testimonies.” -Chad H. Webb

Quote of the Day: 21 March 2026 #QotD

“The words never again mean more to some people than others.” -Harry Dresden, Battle Ground
[Something to remember as we contemplate the horrors of war.]

Quote of the Day: 20 March 2026 #QotD

“[E]very water fountain is a drinking fountain if you're not a coward[.]” -@obversers
[Or if you can convince a friend to try it, which just might be better.]

Quote of the Day: 19 March 2026 #QotD

“There are different tools for different times, but the Lord always provides a way for man to control the beast inside.” -Earl Harbinger, Monster Hunter Alpha
[There are diverse ways and means of controlling our emotions and fear or anger responses. Those that help are useful to you, and those that don't you can disregard for your own use.]

Quote of the Day: 18 March 2026 #QotD

“We need to know our country better; to know and understand people different from ourselves[.]” -Lois Lenski
[Largely from differing cultures. Colors are superficial and have little real meaning.] 

Quote of the Day: 17 March 2026 #QotD

“[D]eliberate practice requires that one identify certain sharply defined elements of performance that need to be improved, and then work intently on them.” -Geoff Colvin
[If you want to get better at whatever it is that you care about, it is going to require that you carefully identify your deficiencies and how they can be improved. Then, you'll have to put in the work to get the results you want.]

Quote of the Day: 16 March 2026 #QotD

“With every eye in the room on you, it is easier to voice an opinion than to keep quiet.” -Elihu Nivens, The Puppet Masters
[Yup. When everyone expects you to make a statement it is hard not to open your mouth. Sometimes it is inducing you to say what you really think and want to share. Others, it is a time you should keep quiet and not say something stupid. Wisdom comes as you are able to discern which is which.]

Quote of the Day: 15 March 2026 #QotD

“As faithful as we may be, we must guard against a weakening of our connection to Jesus Christ.” -Kelly R. Johnson

Quote of the Day: 14 March 2026 #QotD

“I don't judge individuals via their religions.… Don't mix people with ideologies.” -Gad Saad
[People adhere to the tenets of their faith to differing degrees and with different attitudes. You can be friends with someone of any religion. However, there are religions that promote prosocial behavior and those that do the opposite. Be careful in how you approach people, because they may surprise you.]

Quote of the Day: 13 March 2026 #QotD

“I’m confident the inventor of the kazoo did not have children.” -@itssherifield
[Parents view everyday objects far differently than nonparents do. It's really pretty surprising how annoying a seemingly innocuous item can be in the hands of a toddler.]

Quote of the Day: 12 March 2026 #QotD

“Turns out you can make anyone seem innocent if you leave out the middle part of the story where they committed the crime.” -Grayson Quay
[How you frame a story matters quite a bit, and it's simple to elide a few critical details people aren't familiar with and they will end up with entirely the wrong perception of the situation.]