Vladimir Nabokov Quote – The Cradle Rocks Above An Abyss
“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” – Vladimir Nabokov
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Paul Violi Quote – What To Expect
“What more can we ask than to never know what to expect.” – Paul Violi
Read moreEdna St. Vincent Millay Quote – One Damn Thing
“It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay
Read moreJohn Cage Quote – Become Fluent
“Our task is to become fluent with the life we’re leading” – John Cage
Read moreJoe Frazier Quote – Life Runs At People
“Life doesn’t run away from nobody. Life runs at people.” – Joe Frazier
Read moreR. A. Salvatore Quote – How Many People
“How many people long for that “past, simpler, and better world,” I wonder, without ever recognizing the truth that perhaps it was they who were simpler and better, and not the world about them?” – R. A. Salvatore
Read moreSecret of long life
Having a sense of purpose may add years to your life—and the benefit can be realized throughout adulthood. That’s the conclusion of a long-term study that tracked the physical and mental health of more than 6,100 Americans aged 20 to 75. Previous research has shown purposefulness to be one of the strongest predictors of longevity, but this is the first […]
Read moreJohn Irving Quote – Find The Courage To Live It
“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.” – John Irving
Read moreScientist Injects Himself With ‘Eternal Life’ Bacteria
Anatoli Brouchkov, a scientist whose curiosity and thirst for knowledge drove him to go beyond the standard protocol of his experimentation by injecting himself with an ancient “Eternal Life” bacteria. In 2009, a 3.5-million-year-old bacteria strain called Bacillus F was discovered deep in the permafrost of Siberia’s Sakha Republic. Scientists later found that mice and fruit flies exposed to the bacteria seemed to […]
Read moreHorror over baby murder
Changchun, China The senseless killing of an infant has plunged China’s social media sites into another round of soul-searching. The baby was in a car stolen outside a grocery in northeastern China, and the carjacker admitted to strangling and burying the child. Chinese Internet users contrasted the story with a similar incident in New York City last month, in which […]
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