"The first animals to be successfully domesticated were dogs, which were a big help because they would bark all night and fetch thrown sticks, thereby freeing humans from having to perform these tedious yet vital tasks."

“If we spend all our time gazing at the wonders ahead without remembering where we're standing right now, we're going to trip and fall flat on our face, over and over agaain.”

Source : Greg Egan (2010). “Zendegi”, p.16, Hachette UK

“The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.”

“I'm definitely a lash girl. I feel they are my best feature. I have tried lots of mascaras. I was drawn to Lancome Doll Lashes recently. Not only because of the name, but it smells like roses! I usually add a few coats of it for a night out.”

“Train yourself: It is not by accident an artist becomes a good painter.”

“Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public.”

“I believe that poets have to be inside their poems somewhere, or the poem won't work.”

Source : Joy Harjo, Laura Coltelli (1996). “The spiral of memory: interviews”, Univ of Michigan Pr

“Nobody in the world can succeed alone.”

Source : "Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!". TED Talks, www.ted.com. September 2012.

“Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.”