Quote of the Day: 31 October 2025 #QotD

“What was to be done? To turn and fly was now too late; and besides, what chance was there of escaping ghost or goblin, if such it was, which could ride upon the wings of the wind?” -Washington Irving
[Happy Halloween! I hope you enjoy your celebrations of the holiday, and find some safe fun in being a bit scared.]

Quote of the Day: 30 October 2025 #QotD

“Sometimes we'd rather slay a dragon than exit our comfort zones.

“And sometimes the comfort zone is the dragon that needs slain.” -@Straffos

[Probably more than sometimes. At least for me, it's probably most of the time. So, go slay one of your personal dragons today.]

Quote of the Day: 29 October 2025 #QotD

“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” -C. S. Lewis
[One of the tragedies of our age is that so few people actually understand love. Yet so many think that they do. When you love someone, you want things for him that he may not want for himself. And those who don't understand call this hate.]

Quote of the Day: 28 October 2025 #QotD

“Placing my attention on outcomes rather than on problems has made a world of difference.” -Sophia, The Power of TED
[Focusing on outcomes puts your focus on what you want to achieve and allows you to track if your actions are making progress toward that outcome or not.]

Quote of the Day: 27 October 2025 #QotD

“The family is inherently an obstacle to schemes for central control of social processes.” -Thomas Sowell
[That it is also the source of man's greatest joys is just a further commendation of the family as an institution. Not that it needed more to recommend it to us.]

Quote of the Day: 26 October 2025 #QotD

“When we live with our eyes single to the glory of God, we respect one another and support one another. Those divine patterns of righteousness lead to stability in our individual lives, our families, and society.” -Ronald A. Rasband

Quote of the Day: 25 October 2025 #QotD

“[P]eople who look for adventures don’t always find good ones.” -Tomé Cecial, Don Quixote
[It is always possible that things are going to turn out worse than you thought. Sometimes far worse.]