"The mind is often compared to a cup of dirty water. When it is shaken, the water is cloudy, but when it is still, the sand settles to the bottom of the cup and the water is clear. The practice of meditation is like letting the cup of water—your mind—be still. " - me likey.

"[Steve McQueen] plays a cowboy at a banquet, confronted with his first lobster. Trying to look unperturbed, he says, "Well, I will say that's the BIGGEST bug I ever ate!" - from now on I shall call lobsters bugs.

"Paradox is a pointer telling you to look beyond it." - Mmm zen. Ironically from an article on chaos theory and Campbell's myth-theory in Dune.

"Polar bears absorb so much vitamin A that their livers contain deadly concentrations, and indigenous people know better than to eat the liver. It killed explorers." - Hm. Not a very fun fact, I suppose.