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2013

May 21116. CAITLIN MORAN: We’re all dying
May 7115. M-O-T-H-E-R
Apr 30114. Playing the game
Apr 23113. VINCENT VAN GOGH: In spite of everything
Apr 16112. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX: The Winds of Fate
Apr 9111. JACK LONDON: I would rather be ashes than dust
Apr 1110. YODA: Do or do not
Mar 26109. ZEN FABLE: The river crossing
Mar 19108. SOPHIE SCHOLL: The fire within
Mar 12107. SENECA: Sympathy for the Devil
Mar 5106. CHRIS HADFIELD: An astronaut’s advice
Feb 26105. ANTOINE de SAINT-EXUPÉRY: If you want to build a ship
Feb 19104. MALALA YOUSAFZAI: I have the right
Feb 12103. C.S. LEWIS: To love at all
Feb 5102. TIMOTHY LEARY: You aren’t like them
Jan 29101. WINSTON CHURCHILL: Never yield to force
Jan 21100. CARL SAGAN: Pale blue dot
Jan 1599. EMILY DICKINSON: A bird came down the walk
Jan 898. ALAN WATTS: What if money was no object?

2012

Dec 1897. CHARLES BUKOWSKI: Air and light and time and space
Dec 1396. DR. SEUSS: Those who mind, don’t matter
Dec 495: LOUIS C.K: We don’t think about how we talk
Nov 2794. The Two Wolves
Nov 2093. CHARLES HANSON TOWNE: Around the corner
Nov 1392. CHRIS GUILLEBEAU: 11 ways to be average
Nov 691. BILL HICKS: It’s just a ride
Oct 3090: IRA GLASS: Advice for beginners
Oct 2389. STEPHEN FRY: Ultimate self-help book
Oct 1688. WALT WHITMAN: When I heard the learn’d astronomer
Oct 987. SAMUEL BECKETT: Ever tried. Ever failed.
Oct 586. RANDY PAUSCH: The brick walls
Oct 285. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA: All men dream
Sep 2784. CHINESE PROVERB: Give a man a fish
Sep 2583. HOWARD THURMAN: Ask yourself
Sep 2182. ZEN PROVERB: The master
Sep 1881. RICHARD DAWKINS: The lucky ones
Sep 1480. HENRY DAVID THOREAU: On happiness
Sep 1179. HELEN KELLER: When one door closes
Sep 778. JESSIE B. RITTENHOUSE: My Wage
Sep 477. ALBERT EINSTEIN: A human being is part of a whole
Aug 3076. NEIL ARMSTRONG: A giant among men
Aug 2875. L.P. JACKS: Work and play
Aug 2374. CLIVE BARKER: Fearful things
Aug 2173. MARK TWAIN: An educational journey
Aug 1672: CHRISTOPHER LOGUE: Come to the edge
Aug 1471: OSWALD CHAMBERS: Mountains and valleys
Aug 10SPECIAL: The Shaolin Monk experience!
Aug 770. CHRISTOPHER McCANDLESS: Into the wild
Aug 269. BUDDHA: Less is more
Jul 3168. JESSE OWENS: The inevitable battle
Jul 2667. RICHARD FEYNMAN: The universe in a glass
Jul 2466. RICHARD FEYNMAN: A more interesting outlook
Jul 1965. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON: Our deepest fear
Jul 1764. ROBERT H. GODDARD: The rocket man
Jul 1263. CARL SAGAN: Books are awesome
Jul 1062. DOUGLAS ADAMS: A good time to be alive
Jul 561: An act of boldness
Jul 360. ROBERT FROST: The road not taken
Jun 2859. SHEL SILVERSTEIN: The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Jun 2658: Living well is the best revenge
Jun 2157. EDMUND HILLARY: An ordinary chap
Jun 1956. HENRY ROLLINS: Who’s the crazier man?
Jun 1455. BODHIDHARMA: The road to freedom
Jun 1254. RAY BRADBURY: Jump!
Jun 753. ROBERT FULGHUM: Inconvenience or problem?
Jun 552. PHIL PLAIT: Welcome to science
May 3151. ALBERT EINSTEIN: The important thing
May 2950. NEIL GAIMAN: Make good art
May 2449. KURT VONNEGUT: The life of art
May 2248. MUHAMMAD ALI: A true champion
May 1847. MUHAMMAD ALI: I know the truth
May 1746. MUHAMMAD ALI: The legend of Cassius Clay
May 1545. WALT WHITMAN: O me! O Life!
May 844. BUDDHA: Pay it forward
May 343. HUNTER S. THOMPSON: The happier man
May 142. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON: The most astounding fact
Apr 2641. AYN RAND: The question
Apr 2440. CALVIN COOLIDGE: Never give up
Apr 1939. SHANTIDEVA: What, me worry?
Apr 1738. PHILIPPE PETIT: Impossible is possible
Apr 1337. BRUCE LEE: Be water, my friend
Apr 1136. BRUCE LEE: There are no limits
Apr 935. BRUCE LEE: Absorb what is useful
Apr 634. SYDNEY SMITH: Do what you can
Apr 433. EDGAR MITCHELL: A global consciousness
Apr 232. RAINER MARIA RILKE: Letter to a young poet
Mar 3031. BILL HICKS: A positive LSD story
Mar 2830. DEAN KARNAZES: There’s no struggle in our lives
Mar 2629. AUNG SAN SUU KYI: Freedom from fear
Mar 2328: PLATO: On music
Mar 2127. KURT VONNEGUT: Take a moment
Mar 1926. GEORGE CARLIN: On technology (EXPLICIT)
Mar 1625. GEORGE CARLIN: On bullshit (EXPLICIT)
Mar 1424. GEORGE CARLIN: On assassination (EXPLICIT)
Mar 1223: GEORGE CARLIN: On religious hats (EXPLICIT)
Mar 922. AUDREY HEPBURN: Sex appeal
Mar 721. RUDYARD KIPLING: If
Mar 520. ROBERT FROST: The brain is a wonderful organ
Mar 219. DR SEUSS: You know you’re in love
Feb 2918. LAO TZU: Watering your dreams
Feb 2717. FRANK HERBERT: Litany against fear
Feb 2416. STEVE JOBS: Your time is limited
Feb 2215. GANDHI: The right state of mind
Feb 2014. HUNTER S. THOMPSON: Buy the ticket
Feb 1713: The DALAI LAMA answers a question
Feb 1512. CARL SAGAN: Make the most of this life
Feb 1311. GEORGE PATTON: A man must know his destiny
Feb 1010. WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY: Invictus
Feb 89. MARK TWAIN: No regrets
Feb 68. THEODORE ROOSEVELT: The Man in the Arena
Feb 57. ALBERT EINSTEIN: Everybody is a genius
Feb 46. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Don’t get trapped
Feb 35. CONFUCIUS: Find a job you love
Feb 24. ROBERT FROST: The faithful worker
Feb 13. SHAOLIN MONK: Always be prepared
Jan 312. HELEN KELLER: On friendship
Jan 301. RALPH WALDO EMERSON: Make them cry

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