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Lawrence of Arabia Thinks Day Dreamers Dangerously Make Their Dreams Come True
Season 1 Episode 105
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dr…
9 hours ago
Swift Thinks Shamelessness Is More Damaging Than Wickedness
Season 1 Episode 104
“I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.” — Jonathan Swift
This episode looks at a line from Jonathan Swift's Th…
5 days, 9 hours ago
Barker Tells Us How to Cope and Create Beauty from Sorrow
Season 1 Episode 103
“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.” — Clive Barker, spoken by a Grandpa O'Don…
1 week ago
Francis de Sales Explains How Gentleness and Strength Can Be One And The Same
Season 1 Episode 102
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” — Francis de Sales
This episode looks at a line attributed to Francis de Sal…
1 week, 3 days ago
Watsky Uses His Setbacks As Weapons, Should You?
Season 1 Episode 101
“If the world breaks your legs, you go and beat it with your crutch.” — George Watsky
This episode looks at a lyric from George Watsky's song “Seizure…
1 week, 5 days ago
A Celebration of 100 Episodes with A Lao Tzu Quote About Starting Your Journey
Season 1 Episode 100
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu
To mark Episode 100, I look back briefly at the show's run and then turn to one o…
2 weeks ago
McCranie's Profound Tip For Beginners of Anything
Season 1 Episode 99
“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” — Stephen McCranie
This episode looks at a line from cartoonist Stephen McCranie,…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
We Should Strive To Be As Good As Dogs, Suggests Rooney
Season 1 Episode 98
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” — Andy Rooney
This episode looks at a wry line from Andy Rooney, the longtime 60 Minutes …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Tesla Observed That Our Virtues And Failings Make Us What We Are
Season 1 Episode 97
“Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.” — Nikola Tesla
This episode looks at a line…
3 weeks ago
Parton Says To Get To The Rainbow, Expect Rain
Season 1 Episode 96
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." — Dolly Parton
In this episode, recorded shortly after Dolly Parton's pas…
3 weeks, 3 days ago