QUOTATIONS

Ed Helms portrayed the memorable character Andy Bernard on the hit show, The Office.  Andy was quirky and unique and not unlike a coworker many of us would recognize.  In the series finale, he delivered a truly memorable quote and punch to the gut to remind us to cherish where we are before it's over.  

There isn’t a lot of well-known poetry by Rose Milligan, but Dust if You Must is one you should know. It’s a fantastic reminder that life can be cruel and short and that spending our time on superficial things that matter little might just be the thing we regret the most in the end.

Today’s episode is dedicated to my good friend Kenny Brown, who lost a shipmate and close friend early this year. He read this poem at her funeral and it is a fitting one indeed.

Today's quote is delivered by the late actor Alan Rickman in the movie Eye in the Sky.  It is a challenging quote and is fitting for the week after Veterans Day/Armistice Day.  Veterans bear a burden for their service but do appreciate the acknowledgement and appreciation we receive.  

Steve Jobs was the cofounder of Apple and an icon in the modern technological age.  He made more money than most of us could ever hope to make and his influence is felt around the world to this day.  Yet, he often took time to write brief notes to his future self highlighting his basic humanity.  Today's quote is one such note, sent in 2010, reminding himself of his place in the world.  

I released a previous episode about Carl Sagan and his affinity for books.  In today's episode of Quotations, I explore his famous quote from his book The Pale Blue Dot.  The famous photo of Earth taken by Voyager 1 from 3.7 billion miles away shows us clearly just how small we really are in the grand scheme of things.  It's a smallness worth remembering when the world seems to large.  

Lupita Nyong'o has starred on the stage and on the silver screen.  She won an Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave and during her very brief acceptance speech took a few moments to remind herself and the world that dreams are valid, regardless of from where you come.  

Winston Churchill led his nation through one of the most trying times in human history by the strength of his will and his incredible speaking abilities.  Naturally, I had to include a quote of his in my introduction music for this podcast.  Today's quote comes from one of three incredible speeches he gave in the first two months of his time as Prime Minister of England in 1940.  His words stir the soul and stiffen the spine.  

In this, the first of four episodes in which we will explore the quotes snippets that are a part of the show's introductory music, we revisit Rudyard Kipling's famous poem "If."  It is, arguably, one of the most recognizable and memorable poems of all time.  I originally examined the poem in 2022 with my good friend Sean Powell in Episode 111.  I enjoy this poem very much and it teaches me something every time I read it.  

Aimee Lehto Schewe is a designer and marketer.  Her words, the subject of today's episode, are often incorrectly attributed to the great boxer, Muhammad Ali.  This means she is definitely good at her job!  There were, in fact, part of an early 2000s ad campaign Aimee helped to create for the brand Adidas.  Behind the words are great power and motivation.

Eddie Vedder...accomplished lead singer of Pearl Jam and solo artist and songwriter has a voice we all recognize.  What makes today's quote so compelling is not only his voice but the words and meaning behind them.  Society certainly is a crazy breed...and today we consider, pause, and ruminate on sufficiency, contentedness, and peace from his song, Society.