Karl Daniel Skala
@karlskala.bsky.social
U.S. Marine Veteran, former Research Neuroscientist, former Columbia MO, Mayor Pro Tempore and current (Thursday) Morning Ayre Radio Host @ KOPN.org 89.5 FM - Medieval to Modern Musical Genres (0500-0800)
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“No man ever believes that the bible means what it says; he is always convinced that it says what he means.” --George Bernard Shaw
“No man ever believes that the bible means what it says; he is always convinced that it says what he means.” --George Bernard Shaw
April 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“No man ever believes that the bible means what it says; he is always convinced that it says what he means.” --George Bernard Shaw
“No man ever believes that the bible means what it says; he is always convinced that it says what he means.” --George Bernard Shaw
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” --Eleanor Roosevelt
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” --Eleanor Roosevelt
April 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” --Eleanor Roosevelt
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” --Eleanor Roosevelt
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” —Plato
“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” —Plato
April 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” —Plato
“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” —Plato
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”--Carl Jung
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”--Carl Jung
April 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”--Carl Jung
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”--Carl Jung
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd." --Bertrand Russel
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd." --Bertrand Russel
April 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd." --Bertrand Russel
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd." --Bertrand Russel
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." --Benjamin Franklin
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." --Benjamin Franklin
April 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." --Benjamin Franklin
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." --Benjamin Franklin
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg." --Hans Christian Andersen
"Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg." --Hans Christian Andersen
April 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg." --Hans Christian Andersen
"Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg." --Hans Christian Andersen
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“There is no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things we do.” --Albert Camus
“There is no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things we do.” --Albert Camus
April 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“There is no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things we do.” --Albert Camus
“There is no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things we do.” --Albert Camus
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Every time an old person dies, it’s like a library burns down.” --Alex Haley
“Every time an old person dies, it’s like a library burns down.” --Alex Haley
April 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Every time an old person dies, it’s like a library burns down.” --Alex Haley
“Every time an old person dies, it’s like a library burns down.” --Alex Haley
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” --Salman Rushdie
“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” --Salman Rushdie
April 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” --Salman Rushdie
“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” --Salman Rushdie
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” —Leo Tolstoy
“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” —Leo Tolstoy
April 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” —Leo Tolstoy
“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” —Leo Tolstoy
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” —Salvador Dali
"Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” —Salvador Dali
April 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” —Salvador Dali
"Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” —Salvador Dali
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“The point was never what we chose, the point is that we had the power to make a choice.” —Gloria Steinem
“The point was never what we chose, the point is that we had the power to make a choice.” —Gloria Steinem
April 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“The point was never what we chose, the point is that we had the power to make a choice.” —Gloria Steinem
“The point was never what we chose, the point is that we had the power to make a choice.” —Gloria Steinem
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."-- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."-- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
April 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."-- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."-- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." --Gore Vidal
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." --Gore Vidal
April 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." --Gore Vidal
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." --Gore Vidal
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar." --Abraham Lincoln
"If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar." --Abraham Lincoln
April 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar." --Abraham Lincoln
"If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar." --Abraham Lincoln
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"One doesn't have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient." --Charles M. Blow
"One doesn't have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient." --Charles M. Blow
April 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"One doesn't have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient." --Charles M. Blow
"One doesn't have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient." --Charles M. Blow
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Liberty doesn’t work as well in practice as it does in speeches." --Will Rogers
"Liberty doesn’t work as well in practice as it does in speeches." --Will Rogers
April 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Liberty doesn’t work as well in practice as it does in speeches." --Will Rogers
"Liberty doesn’t work as well in practice as it does in speeches." --Will Rogers
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." --Maximilien Robespierre (attributed)
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." --Maximilien Robespierre (attributed)
April 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." --Maximilien Robespierre (attributed)
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." --Maximilien Robespierre (attributed)
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk." --Seneca
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk." --Seneca
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk." --Seneca
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk." --Seneca
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.” —William James
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.” —William James
April 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.” —William James
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.” —William James
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers." --Aristotle
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers." --Aristotle
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers." --Aristotle
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers." --Aristotle
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“It [the universe] doesn’t know the difference between big and small.”--Roger Penrose
“It [the universe] doesn’t know the difference between big and small.”--Roger Penrose
April 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“It [the universe] doesn’t know the difference between big and small.”--Roger Penrose
“It [the universe] doesn’t know the difference between big and small.”--Roger Penrose
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
”Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.” —Bertrand Russell
”Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.” —Bertrand Russell
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
”Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.” —Bertrand Russell
”Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.” —Bertrand Russell
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Before we understood science, it was natural to believe that God created the universe, but now science offers a more convincing explanation.” —Stephen Hawking
“Before we understood science, it was natural to believe that God created the universe, but now science offers a more convincing explanation.” —Stephen Hawking
April 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Quote of the day" from my personal collection ...
“Before we understood science, it was natural to believe that God created the universe, but now science offers a more convincing explanation.” —Stephen Hawking
“Before we understood science, it was natural to believe that God created the universe, but now science offers a more convincing explanation.” —Stephen Hawking