<p>Steven Pressfield has written many amazing books.  His story of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, <em>Gates of Fire</em>, is among the finest.  In this week's episode, we explore Dienekes and his officership in the face of certain death at the hands of more 2 million Persian fighters.  He stood strong, steadied his men, and we can all learn something from that.  </p>

Episode 155 - Michel de Montaigne on Torment

Quotations 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!