"Evolution has no long-term goal. There is no long-distance target, no final perfection to serve as a criterion for selection, although human vanity cherishes the absurd notion that our species is the final goal of evolution."

-- Richard Dawkins

#Distance Quotes #Vanity Quotes #Goal Quotes

“Both cheap value stocks and more glamorous growth stocks can work well in a portfolio - if done right.”
“I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really.”
“Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!”
“The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.”

Source : Joyce Cary (1961). “Art and reality: ways of the creative process”
“It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.”
“Iâ€™ve never felt like Iâ€™ve exactly traded on my looks. When I was a teenager, I was an ultra-late bloomer, and my mom would say it was a blessing, because it means you never have to wonder if guys are only interested in you because youâ€™ve got boobs. I would have been thrilled if guys were interested in me because of my boobs! Similarly, I think Iâ€™m lucky that Iâ€™ve never had a crisis about whether the only reason Iâ€™m successful is because Iâ€™m crazy hot. Itâ€™s not something that crosses my mind.”
“Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.”
“There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse if often closer to the truth. Stories shape the world. They exist independently of people, and in places quite devoid of man, there may yet be mythologies.”

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