First published 17 October 2025 as part of “2025 Caerphilly by-election: The Strange Case of Dr. Missing and Mr. Blame“. I’ll probably add to this list as time goes on.

Inspirational quotes

Don’t let the bastards grind you down!

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson… — Malcolm X

It’s all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. — Dalai Lama

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou

I like me — Del Griffith, Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

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