Quote of the Day: 24 October 2026 #QotD

“The future isn’t half as scary as the now.” -Pig, Pearls Before Swine
[I can imagine any number of prospective terrors for the future. but the now is so visceral and present.]

Quote of the Day: 23 October 2026 #QotD

“Physics was the first of the natural sciences to become fully modern and highly mathematical. Chemistry followed in the wake of physics, but biology, the retarded child, lagged far behind. Even in the time of Newton and Galileo, men knew more about the moon and other heavenly bodies than they did about their own.” -Michael Crichton
[Biology is still harder to create truly reproduceable results because it isn't as deterministic as Physics or Chemistry. But we have made some great strides in our understanding in the past decades.]

Quote of the Day: 22 October 2026 #QotD

“The world doesn't reward silent patience. It just keeps handing heavier boxes to the person who smiles through the pain.” -@japan_nobunaga
[Sometimes quiet competence is admired. Other times, you're just suffering for no reason. Don't be afraid to speak up if you have a need that isn't being met.]

Quote of the Day: 21 October 2026 #QotD

“When you ask people inside highly successful groups to describe their relationship with one another, they all tend to choose the same word. This word is not friends or team or tribe or any other equally plausible term. The word they use is family.” -Daniel Coyle
[There is a reason that every association that feels close and supportive is referred to as some form of family. I leave it to you to discern why that is.]

Quote of the Day: 20 October 2026 #QotD

“Whatever the story behind your name, it’s an essential part of your identity. It feels so good when people use your name and remember it.” -Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
[Therefore, you'll do well to use that knowledge in your interactions with others. If you want to reinforce positive interactions with those around you, remembering and using their names will do a world of good for you.]

Quote of the Day: 19 October 2026 #QotD

“[I]ntrospection simply means actively paying attention to one’s own thoughts and feelings.” -Ethan Kross
[It seems so simple, but it is so difficult to actually do because it is uncomfortable and makes you feel vulnerable.]

Quote of the Day: 18 October 2026 #QotD

“I realized that my primary responsibility was simply to bear witness of the Savior. Everything else would be in His hands.” -Gérald Caussé

Quote of the Day: 17 October 2026 #QotD

“The world’s a lot less complicated if you just remember how rotten it is.” -Kellen Argos, Soulbinder
[It is a rather cynical way of viewing things, but it does simplify things considerably.]

Quote of the Day: 16 October 2026 #QotD

“Only people who are very trustworthy would dare to look as untrustworthy as me[.]” -Pepe, Unseen Academicals
[Reputation can cover for a lot, but perception to those who do not yet know your reputation is not one of those things.]

Quote of the Day: 15 October 2026 #QotD

“When we ease up on the performance pressure, life is a lot more fun. Almost incidentally, a lot more gets done with less effort. It’s like magic.” -Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
[It is a paradoxical phenomenon. However, it only sometimes applies.]

Quote of the Day: 14 October 2026 #QotD

“The lint in my pocket is worth more than a criminal’s life who's threatening me, for any reason.” -@ShamashAran
[When you steal from me you have stolen part of my life. Any part of my life you value enough to take from me is valuable enough for me to defend from that aggression. Lethally]

Quote of the Day: 13 October 2026 #QotD

“All history shows that we do not learn from the lessons of the past.” -Hari Seldon, Prelude to Foundation
[Collectively, maybe. Individuals learn the lessons of the past all the time. They are just left to watch the masses recreate the conditions of the past, powerless to stop them.]

Quote of the Day: 12 October 2026 #QotD

“It’s a hard, bitter, cruel world to have to grow up in, Hobbes.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[We all tend to think we are hard done by, when the reality is that for most people we grew up in the best conditions the world had ever offered for common people (and better than most of the elite throughout history.)]

Quote of the Day: 11 October 2026 #QotD

“Agency, faith and repentance, and Jesus Christ’s Atonement make change and forgiveness possible. As we become new creatures in Jesus Christ, we sweeten our relationships.” -Gerrit W. Gong

Quote of the Day: 10 October 2026 #QotD

“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having.” -Algamish, The Richest Man in Babylon
[There is a lot of free advice that is worth precisely what you paid for it.]

Quote of the Day: 9 October 2026 #QotD

“The key to a successful marriage is letting things go. I've started with myself.” -Henpecked Hal
[A humorous look at the state of many marriages. Hopefully not mine. I continue to put effort into it. That effort just tends to go into keeping the kids occupied and progressing so we can get some time together, too.]

Quote of the Day: 8 October 2026 #QotD

“If we want to end the war for real, we have to change hearts, not maps.” -Renarin Kholin, Wind and Truth
[There are any number of ways a change of heart could end the war, but only if it resolves the conflict for all parties concerned.]

Quote of the Day: 7 October 2026 #QotD

“You have to assemble your life yourself—action by action.” -Marcus Aurelius
[It's a bit like the way your life passes before your eyes prior to your death. Bit by bit, as it happens.]

Quote of the Day: 6 October 2026 #QotD

“Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe.” -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[I don't know what to say about this. I believe it is true, but I have nothing to add to it.]

Quote of the Day: 5 October 2026 #QotD

“Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance, and, if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.” -C. S. Lewis
[There are plenty who want the benefits of a Christian life without the sacrifice necessary to live a Christian life.]

Quote of the Day: 4 October 2026 #QotD

“Today I glory in our Redeemer. His arms of mercy are extended toward us. He sends an invitation to all, saying, ‘Repent, and I will receive you.’ We are engraved upon the palms of His hands. I rejoice in the gift of repentance and the promise of forgiveness.” -Aaron T. Hall

Quote of the Day: 3 October 2026 #QotD

“[T]hough it is better to be praised by a few wise men and mocked by many fools, I do not wish to subject myself to the confused judgment of the presumptuous mob[.]” -The Canon, Don Quixote
[There are any number of things that may be honorable actions and yet are not prudent. You do not have to let yourself me put in awkward or uncomfortable positions just because it would be better than some other action. The best option may be to avoid the situation altogether.]

Quote of the Day: 2 October 2026 #QotD

“It is true that there is a thing crudely called charity, which means charity to the deserving poor; but charity to the deserving is not charity at all, but justice.” -G. K. Chesterton
[I hadn't thought of it that way until reading this. But, it is, in essence, true. The charity I seek to have in my life is the true love of Christ and that is entirely undeserved.]

Quote of the Day: 1 October 2026 #QotD

“[W]hen you are imagining you might as well imagine something worth while[.]” -Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables
[You can use your imagination to add value to your life. Or you can use it to add misery. The choice is yours.]