Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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"Life is basically a game of solitaire and so you’re only playing yourself " - Lionel Ritchie in 2012, as told to Cal Fussman.
What I've Learned: a series produced by Esquire and Quoted Studios
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Executive Producer DAVID GERLACH
Interviewer CAL FUSSMAN
Illustrator JOE McKENDRY
Director PATRICK SMITH
Animator JENNIFER YOO

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