“You start by copying other people's paintings or music or whatever. You get all of those skills before you branch out. Really creative people have a fantastic ability to copy things and then combine them in new ways. And whether we're talking about genes or memes, recombination is the real heart of creativity.” PeopleWayHeartRealAbilityTalkingCreativityCreativePaintingSkillsFantasticBranchesCopiesGenesNew WaysCreative PeopleCopyingMemesReal Heart Author:Susan Blackmore
“The sale of sex in modern societies is not about spreading genes. Sex has been taken over by the memes.” Has BeensSexTakenModernGenesModern SocietyMemes Book:The Meme Machine Source: The Meme Machine
“One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they think about memes is they try to extend on the analogy with genes. That's not how it works. It works by realizing the concept of a replicator.” PeopleThinkingTryingRealizingMistakeConceptsWorking ItGenesAnalogiesBiggest MistakeMemes Author:Susan Blackmore
“All other species on this planet are gene machines only. They don't imitate at all well; we alone are gene machines and meme machines as well.” WellsInspirationMotivationPlanetsMachinesSpeciesGenesMemes Author:Susan Blackmore
