Quotes About Evolution

el tiempo barre con todo y las costumbres. Así, de cambio en cambio, paso a paso, van perdiendo las sociedades la cohesión, la identidad, quedan hechas unas colchas deshilachadas de retazos…

At one point cinema and photography weren't treated as art. Now it's crazy to think they're not. The key question is "What is art today?" The most important artists of the last 20 years are Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, because the influence they have had is incredible and they've changed the world. That is art.

El Bulli was created by 2,000 people that passed through it. And we didn't know that something big was happening. It was like a game in a way. You didn't really know how it was going to end up, and people who would leave, they would take a piece of it with them, but they would leave another piece behind.

You may say, "Oh, no. You can't touch a traditional recipe." But we ask: why can't you? Back in 1350, a vinaigrette was a stew, so we ask, why not? This can be applied to any kind of cooking, and that's the shocking part of it. It kind of bends all the traditions. It's a good thing.

elBulli isn't me. elBulli is the people who have eaten there, the people that have passed through the kitchen, and the people that have written about it. Every person has inserted their little bit of sand, their way of understanding the world, in that place so that it could exist. So they're not disciples or sons -- if they are anything, they're brothers.

The avant-garde has always existed throughout the history of mankind. The good things from the avant-garde last and eventually, after many years, become tradition and people forget they were ever part of the avant-garde. The kitchen is a living discipline, always evolving, and there will always be cutting edge things that over the years, ends up being part of tradition.

What's left for culinary innovation? We keep going. The vanguard isn't over.

Throughout the history of el Bulli, there have been many changes in its organisation or philosophy. This is another one of those moments. There will be risk, and freedom, and creativity. But there won't be opening hours, or reservations, or routines.

I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee.

Traditions and customs which had lasted for centuries did not die out in a moment.

I'm a '70s mom, and my daughter is a '90s mom. I know a lot of women my age who are real computer freaks.

The only person to change, is yourself. As you change, all the conditions around you will change! People will change! When you are undisturbed by a situation it falls away of its own weight.

I find however, this will not "work" when man has advanced spiritually and

A well cultivated mind is made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only the one single mind educated by all previous time.

What we inherited from the past must not be permitted to shackle us in the future. State of the Union Address January 19, 1977

Der große Unterschied zwischen meinen Eltern und mir: In ihrer Jugend wurden die Freiheiten immer größer, in meiner wurden sie Jahr für Jahr immer kleiner.

El sexo es una lotería: dos personas pueden adorar eso por separado y no congeniar juntos. Piensas que la cosa puede evolucionar, pero resulta que no evoluciona.

Unser ganzes Unglück rührt daher, dass wir uns nie wiederholen wollen. Als gebe es mehrere Wahrheiten.

Deviza mea: transform?-te în ceea ce ur??ti.

Curiosa sensación: cuando era pequeño, el año 2000 pertenecía a la ciencia ficción. Debo de haber crecido porque, ahora, resulta que es el año pasado.

The greatest kindness we can show some of the authors of our youth is not to reread them.

François Furstenberg

Evolution is a tinkerer, not an engineer. It works with what is already there and takes the path of least resistance. It is not always the most efficient solution, but it is the dumbest solution that works

a aquello que se ha aprendido, a la par que se sigue aprendiendo—