I remember that Martin Hannett once had an idea of making a record and burying it in his garden so that one day someone would dig it up, like a time capsule. Stephen Morris burycapsuleday Change image and share on social
I think anybody would have to be with out common sense to think there weren't aliens. There are billions of planets, and I am convinced Earth is not the only one that's inhabited. It would be quite an ego trip to think that. I think about it all the time. Sabrina Lloyd alienbillioncommon share on social
But the time has come for journalists to acknowledge that a zone of privacy does exist. Roger Mudd acknowledgeexistjournalist Change image and share on social
There was a time when I was 312 pounds. And I've been all different weights. Kathy Najimy havepoundtime Change image and share on social
Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing 'The Bear.' I thought, 'What if I just stopped and listened?' Claire Cameron bearburstkid Change image and share on social
Every time I drive into Rio from the airport, I see the city for the first time and think how strange it is. Chico Buarque airportcitydrive Change image and share on social
If you want to make information stick, it's best to learn it, go away from it for a while, come back to it later, leave it behind again, and once again return to it - to engage with it deeply across time. Our memories naturally degrade, but each time you return to a memory, you reactivate its neural network and help to lock it in. Joshua Foer backdeeplydegrade share on social
From a neighbour, I got a one-day-old duckling and found, to my intense joy, that it transferred its following response to my person. At the same time, my interest became irreversibly fixated on water fowl, and I became an expert on their behaviour even as a child. Konrad Lorenz behaviourchildday share on social
I suppose even when I was growing up, I noticed I was most happy when I was absorbed in something, lost in the moment and forgot the time, whether was conversation, movie, or a game I was playing. That was my definition of happiness. And I was least happy when I was all over the place, distracted and restless. Pico Iyer absorbconversationdefinition share on social
I'm embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little. Phil McGraw embarrasseyeteacher Change image and share on social