https://www.spreaker.com/show/quotations_1enSociety & CultureCopyright Matthew Munroehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6d1f93e50167916bed8824ebb11ddec4.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/quotations_1Sat, 20 Feb 2021 07:35:02 +0000Matthew MunroeMatthew Munroefeeds@spreaker.comQuotations is about words, written and spoken throughout history. Words speak to us through our eyes and our ears. They enrich our lives, allow us to communicate thoughts to others, and sometimes, last for generations. This podcast explores not...cleanepisodicMatthew Munroefeeds@spreaker.comQuotations is about words, written and spoken throughout history. Words speak to us through our eyes and our ears. They enrich our lives, allow us to communicate thoughts to others, and sometimes, last for generations. This podcast explores not only the words, but the speaker, author, figure, or character who originated them. To whom were they said or written? What was their intended effect and on whom? What was the originator thinking? Find out each episode and we discover new quotations, some familiar, some not!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-38-a-quote-on-courtesyquotationspod.podbean.com/932dd860-38a4-31e2-8652-e318a0242c46Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeWho said it? That’s the question around today’s quote. I…don’t know. I tried, dear listener, to determine the provenance and came up short. Perhaps you know? I don’t think a quick internet search will do it. Regardless, the lesson here is too...1215cleanfullMatthew MunroeWho said it? That’s the question around today’s quote. I…don’t know. I tried, dear listener, to determine the provenance and came up short. Perhaps you know? I don’t think a quick internet search will do it. Regardless, the lesson here is too good to not share, even if the origins are murky. It is not about others that we behave our best, it is about us. As with so many of our quotes, how much better a place the world would be were we all to internalize this one.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-36-james-dyson-on-accelerating-tquotationspod.podbean.com/bc8b357a-2aff-3d9d-aa39-3217e8dd208fWed, 03 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeJames Dyson, or, more accurately, Sir James Dyson is an inventor, designer, engineer, and entrepreneur all rolled into one. You’ve doubtlessly seen his creations and may very well have one or more in your home right now. That’s right, he’s the...1490cleanfullMatthew MunroeJames Dyson, or, more accurately, Sir James Dyson is an inventor, designer, engineer, and entrepreneur all rolled into one. You’ve doubtlessly seen his creations and may very well have one or more in your home right now. That’s right, he’s the “vacuum guy!” Obviously, he’s much more than that, and today’s quote is about how to get there. How to achieve success in the face of mounting or seemingly insurmountable odds. The answer? Accelerate. Don’t tell this knighted fellow about why you’re giving up. This is the same guy who went through more than 5,000 iterations to get his first prototype correct. 5,000! That’s incredible, not just as an accomplishment, but also as a model for us. If you want success, never stop pursuing it.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-34-wallace-stegner-on-the-cure-fquotationspod.podbean.com/8e64629e-c775-3707-9235-0753c89041baWed, 20 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeWallace Stegner is a name not many have heard, but certainly should.  He was an American writer, naturalist, and activist.  He's one of the rare people who could, at the time of his death, say he was instrumental in preserving a pristine tract of land...1381cleanfullMatthew MunroeWallace Stegner is a name not many have heard, but certainly should.  He was an American writer, naturalist, and activist.  He's one of the rare people who could, at the time of his death, say he was instrumental in preserving a pristine tract of land which millions have enjoyed and continue to enjoy.  That place is called Dinosaur National Monument and if you have not seen it, I encourage you to search for photos.  It...is...breathtaking.  And it was nearly lost to development as the nation grew and attempted to bring the mighty Colorado River under control.  He is a fascinating man, with a fascinating story, and his words are as true today, when it is so easy to be cynical, as they were nearly 40 years ago when he spoke them.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-33-james-spader-on-prejudicequotationspod.podbean.com/accfaf24-fdce-3863-ab81-e8b3f0b49dabWed, 13 Jan 2021 15:05:00 +0000Matthew MunroeJames Spader, a diverse and talented actor, with a resume a mile long, embodies his characters with skill and precision.  What I find most interesting is his ability to expertly weave in and deliver poignant and relevant lines.  Today's quote is no...1579cleanfullMatthew MunroeJames Spader, a diverse and talented actor, with a resume a mile long, embodies his characters with skill and precision.  What I find most interesting is his ability to expertly weave in and deliver poignant and relevant lines.  Today's quote is no exception.  In the hit show, The Blacklist, his character, Raymond Reddington, delivers this shot to the heart AND the mind amid all the madness.  In short, the answer to his questions....is "no one."Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-32-neil-armstrong-on-mysteryquotationspod.podbean.com/ead88905-836b-33a7-b2bd-286afa9d9009Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000Matthew Munroe"One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind" are, perhaps, the most well known of Neil Armstrong's words, but he said many memorable words.  Before a rare joint session of Congress, just weeks after Apollo 11 returned safely to Earth,...1524cleanfullMatthew Munroe"One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind" are, perhaps, the most well known of Neil Armstrong's words, but he said many memorable words.  Before a rare joint session of Congress, just weeks after Apollo 11 returned safely to Earth, Armstrong encapsulated a sense of wonder and mystery in a way, I suspect, only one who had been to the moon could do.  Armstrong lived an exciting life and saw many unique things.  Despite that abundance of experiential riches, he conveys beautiful, a sense of awe before him and all of us.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-31-pema-chodron-on-the-hard-thinquotationspod.podbean.com/42a530b8-04e8-32bc-993a-13635d4903ffWed, 30 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeBuddhist Monk, Pema Chodron brings a wonderful challenge to the podcast.  Her words are easy to say, yet extremely difficult to implement.  She calls on us to be vulnerable, exposed, and blindly faithful that we will survive life's challenges.  With...1200cleanfullMatthew MunroeBuddhist Monk, Pema Chodron brings a wonderful challenge to the podcast.  Her words are easy to say, yet extremely difficult to implement.  She calls on us to be vulnerable, exposed, and blindly faithful that we will survive life's challenges.  With decades of practice in meditation, deep thought, speaking, and educating, Pema's words are applicable within Buddhist context and to the non-practitioner alike.  Each of us can find challenging and reassuring words in the texts of Buddhism.  This episode is but a brief glimpse into but a few of these words.In this, our last episode of 2020, her words are especially apropos and profound.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-29-brianna-wiest-on-escaping-lifquotationspod.podbean.com/a25d6e8a-90f1-33d3-9a9f-36e3bf8766f9Wed, 16 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeBrianna Wiest is a poet and author and one who, since I arrived at this quote, has brought me countless moments of contemplation and enjoyment.  She has a gift for seeing the world as others do not, cannot, or will not.  That's what today's quote is...1502cleanfullMatthew MunroeBrianna Wiest is a poet and author and one who, since I arrived at this quote, has brought me countless moments of contemplation and enjoyment.  She has a gift for seeing the world as others do not, cannot, or will not.  That's what today's quote is all about for me.  Changing the way I see the world.  Building the world as I want it to be, not as something from which I must run occasionally, to survive.  Her words echo and bring value.  For that, I am, as always, grateful.  They make my world a better place.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-27-stephen-covey-on-the-choice-tquotationspod.podbean.com/9cf2cb5f-09a8-342a-9d3f-0f799bd6b6eaWed, 02 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeAuthor of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen Covey is a world-renowned author and speaker on leadership.  While his "list-style" book is of the type I don't prefer, this is certainly an exception. ...1014cleanfullMatthew MunroeAuthor of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen Covey is a world-renowned author and speaker on leadership.  While his "list-style" book is of the type I don't prefer, this is certainly an exception.  Covey cuts through our excuses, laser focuses on the issues, and, most importantly, shows us how to change.  The choice to be proactive or reactive is ours.  As Covey would say, we must make our own "weather".  In order to do that, we must recognize we are actually outside in the elements and that it is our choice to be there.  We must own where we are and only then can we do something about our situation.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-26-anais-nin-on-the-death-of-lovquotationspod.podbean.com/b6b9ba4f-8ab7-3278-b407-5f47e9db027dWed, 25 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeRelationships are complicated.  They always have been and always will be.  They require attention, thoughtfulness, and deliberate effort.  Without these in their proper measure, they can and will wither, falter, and ultimately die.  Anais Nin offers...1508cleanfullMatthew MunroeRelationships are complicated.  They always have been and always will be.  They require attention, thoughtfulness, and deliberate effort.  Without these in their proper measure, they can and will wither, falter, and ultimately die.  Anais Nin offers cautionary words in the form of a true-to-life character's plight in her book The Four-Chambered Heart.  Beware these pitfalls.  We ignore them at the peril of our relationships, big and small.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-25-abraham-lincoln-on-keeping-faquotationspod.podbean.com/f6ad1b4c-6696-3889-b299-d2aadde5f2d8Wed, 18 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeAbraham Lincoln, Kentucky native, Illinois State Senator, Illinois Congressman, 16th President of the United States, statesman and orator-extraordinaire is one of the most oft-quoted individuals in history.  He gave many a memorable speech chock full...1675cleanfullMatthew MunroeAbraham Lincoln, Kentucky native, Illinois State Senator, Illinois Congressman, 16th President of the United States, statesman and orator-extraordinaire is one of the most oft-quoted individuals in history.  He gave many a memorable speech chock full of quotes for the ages.  In 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, he faced a daunting reelection bid.  Many offered their advice to assuage those that wanted him gone, including returning the recently freed slaves to their masters after the war as a concession to the persistent and wily southern secessionists.  Lincoln would have none of it, as evidenced by his words that I explore in this episode.  Truly inspiring then.  Truly inspiring now.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-24-john-gottman-on-irritationquotationspod.podbean.com/5f15f7e2-f25f-367f-94b4-eb241cb56ba3Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroeJohn Gottman is a relationship expert, clinical psychologist, and author and he has developed a system whereby he attempts to predict the likelihood of relationship success in the future based on characteristics of that relationship today.  He has...1449cleanfullMatthew MunroeJohn Gottman is a relationship expert, clinical psychologist, and author and he has developed a system whereby he attempts to predict the likelihood of relationship success in the future based on characteristics of that relationship today.  He has also identified what he calls the Four Horsemen, a metaphor for those behaviors which spell the end of a relationship. In this episode, I examine a quote of his, taken from Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink.  I also explore the Four Horsemen and tie it all back to how we might improve our relationships and avoid the pitfalls that lead to heartache.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12679664/episode-22-phyllis-theroux-on-complimentquotationspod.podbean.com/d852785b-8782-3321-ab48-9cc240b77063Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000Matthew MunroePhyllis Theroux is an author, journalist, and provider of insight into the always difficult topic of parenting.  In fact, this quote comes to us from Parents magazine and speaks to one of the greatest challenges of not only parenting, but life in...1230cleanfullMatthew MunroePhyllis Theroux is an author, journalist, and provider of insight into the always difficult topic of parenting.  In fact, this quote comes to us from Parents magazine and speaks to one of the greatest challenges of not only parenting, but life in general, compliments.  Let's be honest, we all like to receive them, but unless we are practiced, giving them can be a real challenge.  Well Theroux's quippy, stick-in-your-craw presentation hopefully provides you the motivation to give them more freely, because, as she says, they are highly biodegradable.No