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“Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.” — Judith Martin, "Wedding Invitation Requires Some Sleuthing," Miss Manners (02015-02-01)
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #Convention #Quote #MissManners
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #Convention #Quote #MissManners
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“Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.” — Judith Martin, "Wedding Invitation Requires Some Sleuthing," Miss Manners (02015-02-01)
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January 27, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.” — Judith Martin, "Wedding Invitation Requires Some Sleuthing," Miss Manners (02015-02-01)
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #Convention #Quote #MissManners
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #Convention #Quote #MissManners
“We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.” — John Irving, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
#QOTD #JohnIrving #Denial #Avoidance #Quotation #Quote
#QOTD #JohnIrving #Denial #Avoidance #Quotation #Quote
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“We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.” — John Irving, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
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January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.” — John Irving, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
#QOTD #JohnIrving #Denial #Avoidance #Quotation #Quote
#QOTD #JohnIrving #Denial #Avoidance #Quotation #Quote
“We've run out of honour today, but we have a nice fresh lot of self-respect.” — Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel
#QOTD #ThomasWolfe #Honour #SelfRespect #Quotation #Quote
#QOTD #ThomasWolfe #Honour #SelfRespect #Quotation #Quote
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“We've run out of honour today, but we have a nice fresh lot of self-respect.” — Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel
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January 25, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“We've run out of honour today, but we have a nice fresh lot of self-respect.” — Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel
#QOTD #ThomasWolfe #Honour #SelfRespect #Quotation #Quote
#QOTD #ThomasWolfe #Honour #SelfRespect #Quotation #Quote
“People don't do good things because they're good people. They become good people by doing good things, even when they initially may act out of vanity. The latter is only human nature.” — Rutger Bregman, "How to start a moral revolution," The Reith Lectures
#QOTD #RutgerBregman #VirtueEthics…
#QOTD #RutgerBregman #VirtueEthics…
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“People don't do good things because they're good people. They become good people by doing good things, even when they initially may act out of vanity. The latter is only human nature.” — Rutger Bregman, "How to start a moral revolution," The Reith Lectures
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January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“People don't do good things because they're good people. They become good people by doing good things, even when they initially may act out of vanity. The latter is only human nature.” — Rutger Bregman, "How to start a moral revolution," The Reith Lectures
#QOTD #RutgerBregman #VirtueEthics…
#QOTD #RutgerBregman #VirtueEthics…
“We are too apt to attribute to accident or occult influence that which we cannot understand.” — George Gore, The Art of Scientific Discovery
#BOTD #GeorgeGore #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #superstition #Misattribution #CognitiveBias #ignorance #FalseCausality
#BOTD #GeorgeGore #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #superstition #Misattribution #CognitiveBias #ignorance #FalseCausality
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“We are too apt to attribute to accident or occult influence that which we cannot understand.” — George Gore, The Art of Scientific Discovery
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January 22, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“We are too apt to attribute to accident or occult influence that which we cannot understand.” — George Gore, The Art of Scientific Discovery
#BOTD #GeorgeGore #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #superstition #Misattribution #CognitiveBias #ignorance #FalseCausality
#BOTD #GeorgeGore #QOTD #Quotation #Quote #superstition #Misattribution #CognitiveBias #ignorance #FalseCausality
“The mind self-edits. The mind airbrushes.” — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
#QOTD #JeffreyEugenides #CognitiveBias #SelectiveMemory #selfdeception #MentalEditing #illusion
#QOTD #JeffreyEugenides #CognitiveBias #SelectiveMemory #selfdeception #MentalEditing #illusion
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“The mind self-edits. The mind airbrushes.” — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
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January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“The mind self-edits. The mind airbrushes.” — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
#QOTD #JeffreyEugenides #CognitiveBias #SelectiveMemory #selfdeception #MentalEditing #illusion
#QOTD #JeffreyEugenides #CognitiveBias #SelectiveMemory #selfdeception #MentalEditing #illusion
“Messages cease to be messages when nobody can read them.” — Gregory Bateson, "Every Schoolboy Knows," Mind and Nature
#QOTD #GregoryBateson #Quotation #communication #Quote #meaning"/hashtag/meaning" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#meaning #meaning
#QOTD #GregoryBateson #Quotation #communication #Quote #meaning"/hashtag/meaning" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#meaning #meaning
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“Messages cease to be messages when nobody can read them.” — Gregory Bateson, "Every Schoolboy Knows," Mind and Nature
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January 20, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“Messages cease to be messages when nobody can read them.” — Gregory Bateson, "Every Schoolboy Knows," Mind and Nature
#QOTD #GregoryBateson #Quotation #communication #Quote #meaning"/hashtag/meaning" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#meaning #meaning
#QOTD #GregoryBateson #Quotation #communication #Quote #meaning"/hashtag/meaning" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#meaning #meaning
“How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around to challenge our account, to remind us that our life is not our life, merely the story we have told about our life. Told to others, but — mainly — to…
Quote of the Day
“How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around to challenge our account, to remind us that our life is not our life, merely the story we have told about our life. Told to others, but — mainly — to ourselves.” — Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending
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January 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around to challenge our account, to remind us that our life is not our life, merely the story we have told about our life. Told to others, but — mainly — to…
“There is no method of reasoning more common, and yet none more blameable, than, in philosophical disputes, to endeavour the refutation of any hypothesis, by a pretence of its dangerous consequences to religion and morality.” — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
#QOTD #DavidHume…
#QOTD #DavidHume…
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“There is no method of reasoning more common, and yet none more blameable, than, in philosophical disputes, to endeavour the refutation of any hypothesis, by a pretence of its dangerous consequences to religion and morality.” — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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January 18, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“There is no method of reasoning more common, and yet none more blameable, than, in philosophical disputes, to endeavour the refutation of any hypothesis, by a pretence of its dangerous consequences to religion and morality.” — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
#QOTD #DavidHume…
#QOTD #DavidHume…
“He that falls in love with himself, will have no Rivals.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1739)
#BOTD #BenjaminFranklin #QOTD #SelfLove #Quotation #Rivalry #Quote
#BOTD #BenjaminFranklin #QOTD #SelfLove #Quotation #Rivalry #Quote
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“He that falls in love with himself, will have no Rivals.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1739)
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January 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“He that falls in love with himself, will have no Rivals.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1739)
#BOTD #BenjaminFranklin #QOTD #SelfLove #Quotation #Rivalry #Quote
#BOTD #BenjaminFranklin #QOTD #SelfLove #Quotation #Rivalry #Quote
“What we believe is heavily influenced by what we think others believe.” — Thomas Gilovich, How We Know What Isn't So
#BOTD #ThomasGilovich #QOTD #Beliefs #Quotation #FollowingTheCrowd #Quote
#BOTD #ThomasGilovich #QOTD #Beliefs #Quotation #FollowingTheCrowd #Quote
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“What we believe is heavily influenced by what we think others believe.” — Thomas Gilovich, How We Know What Isn't So
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January 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“What we believe is heavily influenced by what we think others believe.” — Thomas Gilovich, How We Know What Isn't So
#BOTD #ThomasGilovich #QOTD #Beliefs #Quotation #FollowingTheCrowd #Quote
#BOTD #ThomasGilovich #QOTD #Beliefs #Quotation #FollowingTheCrowd #Quote
“That’s the one thing that everybody in the world can do, ain’t it, Willard? is die … living is the hassle.” — Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
#QOTD #KenKesey #Quote #Living #Quotation #Dying
#QOTD #KenKesey #Quote #Living #Quotation #Dying
Quote of the Day
“That’s the one thing that everybody in the world can do, ain’t it, Willard? is die … living is the hassle.” — Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
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January 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
#QOTD #OscarWilde #Quotation #Suspense #Quote
#QOTD #OscarWilde #Quotation #Suspense #Quote
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“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
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January 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
#QOTD #OscarWilde #Quotation #Suspense #Quote
#QOTD #OscarWilde #Quotation #Suspense #Quote
“You are unhappy because you believe in such a thing as happy.” — Lorrie Moore, Self-Help
#BOTD #LorrieMoore #QOTD #Happy #Quotation #Happiness #Quote
#BOTD #LorrieMoore #QOTD #Happy #Quotation #Happiness #Quote
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“You are unhappy because you believe in such a thing as happy.” — Lorrie Moore, Self-Help
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January 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“You are unhappy because you believe in such a thing as happy.” — Lorrie Moore, Self-Help
#BOTD #LorrieMoore #QOTD #Happy #Quotation #Happiness #Quote
#BOTD #LorrieMoore #QOTD #Happy #Quotation #Happiness #Quote
“If you ever think, I've found Paradise, you are not in possession of the facts. Don't be dazzled by peacocks either. They're vain, ornery sons-of-bitches who shit like it's going out of style.” — David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue
#BOTD #DavidMitchell #QOTD #Peacocks #Quotation #Paradise #Quote
#BOTD #DavidMitchell #QOTD #Peacocks #Quotation #Paradise #Quote
Quote of the Day
“If you ever think, I've found Paradise, you are not in possession of the facts. Don't be dazzled by peacocks either. They're vain, ornery sons-of-bitches who shit like it's going out of style.” — David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue
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January 12, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“If you ever think, I've found Paradise, you are not in possession of the facts. Don't be dazzled by peacocks either. They're vain, ornery sons-of-bitches who shit like it's going out of style.” — David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue
#BOTD #DavidMitchell #QOTD #Peacocks #Quotation #Paradise #Quote
#BOTD #DavidMitchell #QOTD #Peacocks #Quotation #Paradise #Quote
“Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are.” — Terry Goodkind, Soul Of The Fire
#BOTD #TerryGoodkind #QOTD #Culture #Quotation #Quote
#BOTD #TerryGoodkind #QOTD #Culture #Quotation #Quote
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“Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are.” — Terry Goodkind, Soul Of The Fire
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January 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are.” — Terry Goodkind, Soul Of The Fire
#BOTD #TerryGoodkind #QOTD #Culture #Quotation #Quote
#BOTD #TerryGoodkind #QOTD #Culture #Quotation #Quote