A hand

Royal and commoner baby help here.

on undeserved success

mortification

"Anyone who isn’t embarrassed by who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough."
– Alain de Botton

where Tina Fey eats in Chicago

Here.

string

french polish

"Alcohol takes the polish off of furniture and people."

3 months

In World War II, the life expectancy of a Jeep was 90 days.

whaling

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
– Herman Melville

Primary Takeaway

"In space you can put on your pants two legs at a time."
- Commander Chris Hadfield

a look inside

Notre Dame post fire here.

on obsession

"I can think of nothing else than this machine."
- James Watt

height, width, depth

"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know."
- Harry Truman

The point of medieval structures

To make you feel awe.

on modesty

"Not the greatest architect that has ever lived. The greatest architect that ever will live."
- Frank Lloyd Wright

on volunteerism and voting

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."
- Edmund Burke

thrasher

Neal “The Dude” Unger has an internet following as the oldest, coolest skater. He can't think of anything else when he's skating other than skating, so it's a great stress reliever. Video here.

portuguese shakespeare

“Time changes, and our desires change. What we 
believe – even what we are – is ever-changing. The world is change, which forever takes on new qualities.”
– Luís Vaz de Camões