Oscar Wilde
book published in 2014
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning Oscar Wilde
Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose
Tim Ferriss
Potentially misattributed as the source of the 'if everyone's a jerk, you're the jerk' quote.
Grimes: Music, AI, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #281
Lex Fridman
Irish poet and playwright, quoted at the end of the podcast with words about dreamers who find their way by moonlight and see the dawn before others.
#121 – Azra Raza, M.D.: Why we’re losing the war on cancer
Peter Attia MD
Author of 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol,' quoted by Dr. Raza to illustrate the human tendency to destroy what we love through self-delusion, paralleling the misdirection in cancer research.
Isabel Behncke — Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More
Tim Ferriss
Author of the quote 'the truth is rarely pure and never simple,' used to emphasize the complexity of natural systems.
Albert Bourla: Pfizer CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #249
Lex Fridman
Quoted at the end of the podcast: 'The truth is rarely pure and never simple.'
Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101
Lex Fridman
Author whose romanticism influenced Joscha Bach more than other versions of the Little Mermaid story, emphasizing sacrificing for romantic love.
Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154
Lex Fridman
Author quoted for his statement about people being in the gutters but some looking at the stars, relating to aspirations for space.
Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Author of a quote about sincerity being dangerous and a great deal of it being fatal, which Joyce Carol Oates discusses in the context of Victorian literature and morality.
Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The Irish poet and playwright, whose quote 'Be yourself; everyone else is taken' is Chip Conley's favorite and what he would put on a billboard.
Corporate Cowardice: A Conversation with Antonio García-Martínez (Episode #251)
Sam Harris
Literary figure whose quote about art and politics is referenced.
Sex, Love, Polyamory, Marriage, and More | Esther Perel | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Prominent playwright and wit, quoted as saying 'Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.'
The Divorce Expert: 86% Of People Who Divorce Remarry! Why Sex Is Causing Divorces!
The Diary Of A CEO
Writer to whom the quote 'everything in the world is about sex except sex which is about power' is misattributed.
Maria Popova Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
An Irish poet and playwright mentioned by Maria Popova. He is quoted saying that a true artist takes no notice of the public.