The following is just an excuse to post a nudie pic

"An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an original is motivated by necessity... It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine; to reproduce is human."
-- Man Ray

Note the form of this quote most commonly reproduced on the web by this quote is hopelessly mangled, but that's humanity for you.

(Image from Le Retour à la raison, which proves its awesomeness by being two minutes long.)