Mel Gibson
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I think we have a soul. We're created with a soul. And, you know, I went to a restaurant last night. It was a steakhouse in Austin. And it was interesting because all the pictures on the wall are pictures of animals that look resentful, like cows and steers staring at you, looking angry as you rip into a steak. But I just believe we are higher than those creatures because we have a soul.
We have an intellect above theirs. And we aspire to higher things. We have aspirations. Right. And, you know, this is part of why people drink and smoke and do dope and all this kind of stuff is because they're looking for a spiritual experience. They're looking for, like they actually call alcohol spirits. I mean, they're looking for something higher.
We have an intellect above theirs. And we aspire to higher things. We have aspirations. Right. And, you know, this is part of why people drink and smoke and do dope and all this kind of stuff is because they're looking for a spiritual experience. They're looking for, like they actually call alcohol spirits. I mean, they're looking for something higher.
We have an intellect above theirs. And we aspire to higher things. We have aspirations. Right. And, you know, this is part of why people drink and smoke and do dope and all this kind of stuff is because they're looking for a spiritual experience. They're looking for, like they actually call alcohol spirits. I mean, they're looking for something higher.
And I think we all have that yearning in that we want to be happy and we want to be at peace and we want everything to be hunky-dory. So there's this yearning in building all of us for that to aspire to something greater. And that's why we're inspired by stories, I think, because it's like, you know, hero stories. You know, Joseph Campbell's stuff, the hero with a thousand faces and stuff.
And I think we all have that yearning in that we want to be happy and we want to be at peace and we want everything to be hunky-dory. So there's this yearning in building all of us for that to aspire to something greater. And that's why we're inspired by stories, I think, because it's like, you know, hero stories. You know, Joseph Campbell's stuff, the hero with a thousand faces and stuff.
And I think we all have that yearning in that we want to be happy and we want to be at peace and we want everything to be hunky-dory. So there's this yearning in building all of us for that to aspire to something greater. And that's why we're inspired by stories, I think, because it's like, you know, hero stories. You know, Joseph Campbell's stuff, the hero with a thousand faces and stuff.
It's like these stories inspire us. I was at a party the other day.
It's like these stories inspire us. I was at a party the other day.
It's like these stories inspire us. I was at a party the other day.
in in uh in tennessee and you think tennessee what's gonna happen there it's gonna be squeal like a pig no man there's some people live in tennessee sure but like amazing people and i found myself in a conversation with four tier one dudes all of who did something extraordinary and it was that tom slattersley guy it was the black hawk down guy
in in uh in tennessee and you think tennessee what's gonna happen there it's gonna be squeal like a pig no man there's some people live in tennessee sure but like amazing people and i found myself in a conversation with four tier one dudes all of who did something extraordinary and it was that tom slattersley guy it was the black hawk down guy
in in uh in tennessee and you think tennessee what's gonna happen there it's gonna be squeal like a pig no man there's some people live in tennessee sure but like amazing people and i found myself in a conversation with four tier one dudes all of who did something extraordinary and it was that tom slattersley guy it was the black hawk down guy
There was Sean Ryan, you've probably heard of this guy.
There was Sean Ryan, you've probably heard of this guy.
There was Sean Ryan, you've probably heard of this guy.
And then there was Eddie, they wrote a book about him.
And then there was Eddie, they wrote a book about him.
And then there was Eddie, they wrote a book about him.
Gallagher, yeah. Eddie Gallagher. I was talking to four of these guys at the same time. And I didn't know who to, who do you even talk to? But their stories are amazing, especially, and the one guy I ended up talking to was an SAS guy, British SAS. And he just looks like a bank teller.