Brett Jordan
@brettjordan.bsky.social
Christian. Father of 4; Sky, Brook, Cyan, Zak. Typographer/designer. Does weights, cardio, pilates & bouldering. My idea of a good time is a relaxed, lively conversation while eating good food and drinking great wine.
Storytellers rule the world.
— Plato
— Plato
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Storytellers rule the world.
— Plato
— Plato
I don’t know much about
Americanism, but it’s a
damned good word with
which to carry an election.
— Warren G. Harding
Americanism, but it’s a
damned good word with
which to carry an election.
— Warren G. Harding
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 AM
I don’t know much about
Americanism, but it’s a
damned good word with
which to carry an election.
— Warren G. Harding
Americanism, but it’s a
damned good word with
which to carry an election.
— Warren G. Harding
I would like to see
finance less proud and
industry more content.
— Winston Churchill
finance less proud and
industry more content.
— Winston Churchill
January 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I would like to see
finance less proud and
industry more content.
— Winston Churchill
finance less proud and
industry more content.
— Winston Churchill
It may be those
who do most,
dream most.
— Stephen Lealock
who do most,
dream most.
— Stephen Lealock
January 8, 2026 at 7:38 AM
It may be those
who do most,
dream most.
— Stephen Lealock
who do most,
dream most.
— Stephen Lealock
The next best thing
to knowing something is
knowing where to find it.
— Samuel Johnson
to knowing something is
knowing where to find it.
— Samuel Johnson
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The next best thing
to knowing something is
knowing where to find it.
— Samuel Johnson
to knowing something is
knowing where to find it.
— Samuel Johnson
Everything has been thought of before,
the challenge is to think of it again.
— Johann W. von Goethe
the challenge is to think of it again.
— Johann W. von Goethe
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Everything has been thought of before,
the challenge is to think of it again.
— Johann W. von Goethe
the challenge is to think of it again.
— Johann W. von Goethe
When people try to rush me
I tell them, “I’ve only got one
other speed, and it’s slower.”
— Glenn Ford
I tell them, “I’ve only got one
other speed, and it’s slower.”
— Glenn Ford
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 AM
When people try to rush me
I tell them, “I’ve only got one
other speed, and it’s slower.”
— Glenn Ford
I tell them, “I’ve only got one
other speed, and it’s slower.”
— Glenn Ford
There are three
things I always forget;
names, faces and…
— Italo Svevo
things I always forget;
names, faces and…
— Italo Svevo
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
There are three
things I always forget;
names, faces and…
— Italo Svevo
things I always forget;
names, faces and…
— Italo Svevo
Abilities, like plants,
require tending
and pruning.
— Francis Bacon
require tending
and pruning.
— Francis Bacon
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Abilities, like plants,
require tending
and pruning.
— Francis Bacon
require tending
and pruning.
— Francis Bacon
I don’t care what
people say about me
so long as it isn’t true.
— Katharine Hepburn
people say about me
so long as it isn’t true.
— Katharine Hepburn
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I don’t care what
people say about me
so long as it isn’t true.
— Katharine Hepburn
people say about me
so long as it isn’t true.
— Katharine Hepburn
Advertising is the art
of making whole lies
out of half truths.
— Edgar A. Shoaff
of making whole lies
out of half truths.
— Edgar A. Shoaff
December 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Advertising is the art
of making whole lies
out of half truths.
— Edgar A. Shoaff
of making whole lies
out of half truths.
— Edgar A. Shoaff
The two most engaging
powers of an author are to
make new things familiar,
and familiar things new.
— William Makepeace Thackeray
powers of an author are to
make new things familiar,
and familiar things new.
— William Makepeace Thackeray
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The two most engaging
powers of an author are to
make new things familiar,
and familiar things new.
— William Makepeace Thackeray
powers of an author are to
make new things familiar,
and familiar things new.
— William Makepeace Thackeray
If you can’t be funny,
be interesting.
— Harold Ross
be interesting.
— Harold Ross
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you can’t be funny,
be interesting.
— Harold Ross
be interesting.
— Harold Ross
Assumptions are the
termites of relationships.
— Henry Winkler
termites of relationships.
— Henry Winkler
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Assumptions are the
termites of relationships.
— Henry Winkler
termites of relationships.
— Henry Winkler
It’s not the will to
win that counts,
it’s the will to
prepare to win.
— Paul Bryant
win that counts,
it’s the will to
prepare to win.
— Paul Bryant
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It’s not the will to
win that counts,
it’s the will to
prepare to win.
— Paul Bryant
win that counts,
it’s the will to
prepare to win.
— Paul Bryant
If you can’t bite,
don’t show your teeth.
— Yiddish proverb
don’t show your teeth.
— Yiddish proverb
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you can’t bite,
don’t show your teeth.
— Yiddish proverb
don’t show your teeth.
— Yiddish proverb
If only I could stand on a street
corner with my hat in my hand,
and get people to throw their
wasted time into it.
— Bernard Berenson
corner with my hat in my hand,
and get people to throw their
wasted time into it.
— Bernard Berenson
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If only I could stand on a street
corner with my hat in my hand,
and get people to throw their
wasted time into it.
— Bernard Berenson
corner with my hat in my hand,
and get people to throw their
wasted time into it.
— Bernard Berenson
The ultimate result of shielding
people from the effects of folly
is to fill the world with fools.
— Herbert Spencer
people from the effects of folly
is to fill the world with fools.
— Herbert Spencer
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The ultimate result of shielding
people from the effects of folly
is to fill the world with fools.
— Herbert Spencer
people from the effects of folly
is to fill the world with fools.
— Herbert Spencer
The state is the kind of organisation
which, though it does big things badly,
does small things badly as well.
— J.K. Galbraith
which, though it does big things badly,
does small things badly as well.
— J.K. Galbraith
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The state is the kind of organisation
which, though it does big things badly,
does small things badly as well.
— J.K. Galbraith
which, though it does big things badly,
does small things badly as well.
— J.K. Galbraith
Labour to keep alive in
your breast that little spark
of celestial fire called conscience.
— George Washington
your breast that little spark
of celestial fire called conscience.
— George Washington
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Labour to keep alive in
your breast that little spark
of celestial fire called conscience.
— George Washington
your breast that little spark
of celestial fire called conscience.
— George Washington
As I grow older, I pay less
attention to what people say.
I just watch what they do.
— Andrew Carnegie
attention to what people say.
I just watch what they do.
— Andrew Carnegie
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As I grow older, I pay less
attention to what people say.
I just watch what they do.
— Andrew Carnegie
attention to what people say.
I just watch what they do.
— Andrew Carnegie
People will come to love
their oppression, to adore
the technologies that undo
their capacity to think.
— Neil Postman
their oppression, to adore
the technologies that undo
their capacity to think.
— Neil Postman
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
People will come to love
their oppression, to adore
the technologies that undo
their capacity to think.
— Neil Postman
their oppression, to adore
the technologies that undo
their capacity to think.
— Neil Postman
It is easier to go
down a hill than up,
but the view is
from the top.
— Arnold Bennett
down a hill than up,
but the view is
from the top.
— Arnold Bennett
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It is easier to go
down a hill than up,
but the view is
from the top.
— Arnold Bennett
down a hill than up,
but the view is
from the top.
— Arnold Bennett
Life is a magnificent robe,
riddled with fleas.
— Zhang Ailing
riddled with fleas.
— Zhang Ailing
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Life is a magnificent robe,
riddled with fleas.
— Zhang Ailing
riddled with fleas.
— Zhang Ailing
There is no great
genius without some
touch of madness.
— Seneca
genius without some
touch of madness.
— Seneca
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
There is no great
genius without some
touch of madness.
— Seneca
genius without some
touch of madness.
— Seneca