Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Quote of the Day: 31 May 2017

"I think Trump Derangement Syndrome is real. There are those who would never say a kind word about this administration even if it did everything they want. But there are also the deranged apologists who will gladly cheer on Russia because the President loves Russia." -Erick Erickson

[People who fall in both camps have spent all their political capital with me. It would take monumental circumstances to get me to consider what they are saying as at all rational.]

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Quote of the Day: 30 May 2017

"Superstition and sham cannot stand before intelligence and reality." -Calvin Coolidge

[Willful ignorance is another matter altogether.]

Monday, May 29, 2017

Quote of the Day: 29 May 2017

"Happened today, and in the past;
Sacrifice made, for ours to last.

Wives to widows, families torn;
Gave their lives, for them we mourn.

Gone forever, souls are lost;
Freedom comes, with this cost.

Enjoy the life, they did preserve;
Fate they suffered, did not deserve.

On this day, lest we forget;

To them we owe, our life in debt." -Don Nielsen

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Quote of the Day: 28 May 2017

"The truth is that today is always a better day to repent than any tomorrow." -Henry B. Eyring

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Quote of the Day: 27 May 2017

"Don’t go with the loudest voice; don’t oppose progressives just because they’re progressives; don’t turn all the lies on their head and think that’s the truth; don’t cut slack to those on your side behaving badly[.]" -Sarah Hoyt

[Sound advice.

Which I wish more people would follow.]

Friday, May 26, 2017

Quote of the Day: 26 May 2017

"As an economist, I wish that raising people's wages were as simple and easy as waving a wand or passing a law but that's just not the way the world works." -Lawrence W. Reed

[The inability to reason beyond the immediate impact of a policy change causes many people difficulty in understanding basic economic principles. In this case, that price controls cause shortages of one kind or another.]

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Quote of the Day: 25 May 2017

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” -Douglas Adams