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Where in the art of war? Where? Sun Tzu said, never press your advantage. It's unseemly.

people constantly come up to us friends family sometimes even people on the street asking us how is it that we kept it together

the better question is 27 years later why do we still want to be together

i was insecure because i thought she would find somebody smarter somebody more handsome than me

i haven't had an orgasm...10 years

he wasn't supposed to fix you he had to fix him

When they did Ulysses, when they did The Odyssey, I was like, okay, but you know the dog because the dog can't shoot the arrow because he doesn't have any thumbs.

You ain't never read The Prince by Machiavelli. Get your books up.

My guest tonight is considered one of the leading stewards of stoic philosophy. He's behind The Daily Stoic, Stillness is the Key, The Obstacle is the Way, and much more. Please welcome Ryan Holiday.

My guest tonight is considered one of the leading stewards of stoic philosophy. He's behind The Daily Stoic, Stillness Is the Key, The Obstacle is the Way, and much more. Please welcome Ryan Holiday.

When they did Ulysses, when they did the Odyssey, I was like, okay, but you know the dog because the dog can't shoot the arrow because he doesn't have any thumbs.

It's specifically written to your children. Letters to my two daughters.

My dad wrote me this letter before he passed away. My real name is Alexandra and it started with Dear Alexandra.

And then she writes about erectile dysfunction that she experienced while living in New York.

It's so... There's so much dirty content in there that's even more dirty than my specials that I hope that they watch the specials long before they read the book.

But as much as it is for your daughters, it really is for women in general.

If you build it, he will come.

I think because it's a show about people who have been cast aside by the industry, I think it's really relatable because you know what it's like or a lot of people know what it's like to be on the outside of something and want to break into it. And this woman, Deborah Vance, played brilliantly by Jean Smart, is this Vegas stand-up and kind of had to carve out her own path outside of show business. So I think because of that, people who want to do creative work or people who want to do something and have a craving for something really understand that.

Yeah, I mean, that was the thing for us is we had never seen a show, other than maybe Mother Daughter or something, where there were two people that were so different that became friends. So that was really one of the most interesting parts of the dynamic. Also, it let us explore different ideas from their frame of reference, which would be so different. And so we can do that over and over again in a way that hopefully is sensitive to both of their points of view. Nobody's ever 100% right.

I know because I'm fearful of it. Yes. The worst thing you can be called is a thief. The second worst thing you can be called is a hack. Yes. So how did this term in the title happen? And sometimes I wonder if it's accurate for the show. Am I right to question that? No. That's why you're here. I'm here to ask you. It is interesting because we kind of called it that in the beginning. It was sort of like a temporary title. But it is like this thing of, and you see people on Late Night actually, a lot of times comedians I find, or I think we can all agree, they're on Late Night and they still kill. And they're so funny because they're in touch with what's going on in culture. And then there are some people that age out. And some people that you get are on and you're like, why is this person still doing it? Or why are they still telling the same jokes?

But what she learns in the course of the show is that a hack is somebody who does the same thing over and over again. But our character learns and grows because of her relationship with this younger person. And vice versa. I mean the younger person is an entitled Gen Z person that learns the value of hard work and gets up earlier. You know, there's a lot of things that she gets back from Debra.

It's based on a book. Yes. And for the past eight years now, people have been telling... White people have been telling me to read this book.

And when people tell you to read a book, you go, whatever, I'll read it when I'm dead or whatever. And then last year, I finally, because you announced that you're in the project, I was like, oh, I love Roz. I want to see what this is about.

So I started reading the first book of three. First. First. Okay. Okay, keep going. I'm correcting my pronunciation. I'm trying to plug your stuff right now. Can you stop? I read the first of three books.

That was good. And I couldn't stop reading it. I know.

I finished all three in like a month because it was, like I don't say it lightly, it's probably one of the best books I've ever read in my life.

Jessica Valente, she's the founder of Abortioneveryday.com, an author of the forthcoming book, Abortion, Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use We Use to Win.

Jessica Valente, founder of AbortionEveryday.com and author of the forthcoming book, Abortion, Our Bodies, Their Lies, and The Truths We Use to Win.

I was like, Oh, I love Roz. I want to see what this is about. So I started reading the first book of three.

I read the first of three books. That was good. And I couldn't stop reading it.

It's probably one of the best books I've ever read in my life.

I still haven't finished two and three.

It's fascinating. And it it it's a little dark. You know, it does feel like are we potentially getting a glimpse into our extremely dark apocalyptic future?

It's on Amazon though, so watch it right now.

It's called Good Grief and it's about grief.

So it's not just like, I wonder how they were. You get a little slice of it.

Dead parents voice last words to your son and they're all touching.

I'm like, I'm already there like, oh my God, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life.

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I got you a copy of my book 101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches autographed to my friend. Hopefully there'll be some good tips in there for you.

And as an appreciation, I got you a copy of my book 101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches autographed to my friend.

This is a book that I wrote about my years on tour.

But this is a book that I wrote about my years on tour. I've got some of those in there too. At the highest level.

This is a book that I wrote about my years on tour.

I'm really glad you brought this for me. I had no... absolutely no idea. But this is a book that I wrote about my years on tour. I've got some of those in there too. At the highest level. So that's for you, Michael.

I'm really glad you brought this for me. I had no... absolutely no idea. But this is a book that I wrote about my years on tour.

But this is a book that I wrote about my years on tour.