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“Not in innocence, and not in Asia, was mankind born. The home of our fathers was that African highland reaching north from the Cape to the Lakes of the Nile. Here we came about-slowly, ever so slowly-on a sky-swept savannah glowing with menace.”
Source : ROBERT ARDREY (1961). “AFRICAN GENISIS”
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“Louis CK went from a writer/comedian to winning Emmys for his own show because he works his ass off.”
Source : "Laughing at something is a form of accepting it, or at least making peace with it". Interview with Chris Cobb, logger.believermag.com. September 19, 2014.
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“There's nothing wrong with setting goals, but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't pay attention to the day-to-day details.”
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“We are surrounded by insurmountable opportunities”
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“Her smile faded. “Do you know the worst thing about it? I forgot him. Daemon was a friend, and I forgot him. That Winsol, before I was…he gave me a silver bracelet. I don’t know what happened to it. I had a picture of him. I don’t know what happened to that either. And then he gave everything he had to help me, and when it was done, everyone walked away from him as if he didn’t matter.”
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“The study of combinations should enrich the analytical spirit of studious amateurs. Thereafter the most gifted among them will be able to catch some sparks of the genius of masters, and in addition some rays of the glory that is the masters.”
Source : Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (2013). “The Art of Chess Combination”, p.205, Courier Corporation
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“In 1989, SimCity introduced an entirely new brand of game play.”
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“Obsession and repetition in the process of making things is one constant element in my work.”