Quote of the Day: 30 September 2024 #QotD

“Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!” -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[For some reason this doesn't stop them from oppressing people in the first place. Tyrants gunna tyrant, I guess.]

Quote of the Day: 29 September 2024 #QotD

“The gospel is not a way to avoid challenges and problems but a solution to increase our faith and learn how to deal with them.” -Massimo De Feo

Quote of the Day: 28 September 2024 #QotD

“The less respect an older person deserves the more certain he is to demand it from anyone younger.” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, Have Space Suit – Will Travel
[I've run into this a few times myself. Hopefully I am not, and will not be, guilty of doing this to others myself.]

Quote of the Day: 27 September 2024 #QotD

“The past happened because a hundred little random things had to fall exactly into place in exactly the right way, in exactly the proper sequence, and while it was easy to accept the good results, one could only rage at the bad ones.” -Tom Clancy
[That is, at least, how it appears to us. Who knows what has actually transpired, and whether those events were truly random. In any event, we can only accept those things that have happened to us, and seek agency over those events that we can control.]

Quote of the Day: 26 September 2024 #QotD

“[A]nything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.” -The old man, Catch-22
[While there were many things I didn't care for from this book, and this character in particular, this sentiment is worthy of repetition.]

Quote of the Day: 25 September 2024 #QotD

“How cruel it is to be forced to play.” -Hobbes, Calvin and Hobbes
[Would that I were forced to play sometimes. It would be a convenient excuse.]

Quote of the Day: 24 September 2024 #QotD

“Scientists are actually preoccupied with accomplishment. So they are focused on whether they can do something. They never stop to ask if they should do something.” -Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
[Many of them also get caught up in telling you how you should live your life. But, you're the expert on what will make your life worth living. So, stand up for your preferences.]