The Quotive Corner

"There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.”

This line, from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams' play “Camino Real,” makes us re-examine ourselves and the decisions we've been putting off because we've been too comfortable with our situation, or too fearful of the unknown. I discuss more implications and interpretations in this episode featuring Williams and his works.

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"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.”

This is a quote from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," arguably one of the most famous and influential treatises in human civilization. It is so chock full of wisdom, but in this episode, we focus on just one nugget. The genius of "The Art of War" is that its concepts apply not only to war and strategy but to instances in everyday life. 

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"The most dangerous phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it that way.'"

This quote, from a fascinating woman, wakes us up from doing things the same way because it's easy and comfortable. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was also a mathematician and one of the most influential figures in the history of computing. In this episode, we discuss her life and her belief that going down that same route or habitually completing a task is not only stagnant but could be dangerous.

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"How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.”

Psychologist and theorist Sigmund Freud wrote this not as an established professional. He wrote this when he was young and in love. In this episode, we discuss this quote from Freud's earlier days. The quote was as insightful in his youth as much as when he was more established as an expert in the mind in his later years, which I feel makes it even more authentic.

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The famous American psychologist William James wrote:

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”

I discuss this quote at length in this episode, where James warns us that if we can't properly filter the noise in our lives, we will get overwhelmed. At the same time, we must be careful not to read his quote the wrong way. Find out in this episode how to avoid this misinterpretation.

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"There is no need to tell someone how to do a job if you've properly trained your team."

This quote from Major Dick Winters, one of the best small unit leaders in World War 2 of Easy Company, made even more famous by the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," is not only about training, but really about trust. Join me in this episode where we looking further into this quote, because there's a lot to unpack and learn here about leadership. 

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American life coach and author Alan Cohen opines:

"It is not insult from another that causes you pain. It is the part of your mind that agrees with the insult. Agree only with the truth about you, and you are free.”

Join us in this episode as I discuss this quote, its meaning, and do a little introspection to understand why some insults bother us more than others. 

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In today's episode, we learn from the well-traveled chef Anthony Bourdain, who believed in and lived the philosophy: 

"Travel is not reward for working, it's education for living."

He believed that the value of traveling was to become educated, not just in rejuvenation, relaxation, or getting away from your everyday life. Join me to discover the true value of travel, according to Bourdain.

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One of Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's philosophies was paraphrased as such:

"Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”

Join us in this episode as we discuss this politically charged quote. It's almost mathematically simple as a sentence, but has a lot of depth and room for discussion, interpretation, and disagreement. 

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Best-selling author James Clear wrote:

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

This quote was inspired by Greek poet Archilochus, who wrote something similar. In this episode, we dive deeper into this deceptively simple quote and see how it can inspire us to succeed in rising to our goals or at a minimum, fall to a level that's still a success. 

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