Carl Sagan Quotes
The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us - there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation as if a distant memory, of falling from a height. We know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries.
Quotes to Explore
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I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.
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My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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The gratification of desire is not happiness.
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I want to spend as much time as I can with my family, yet I'm aware of having to bring home the bacon.
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I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
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Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.
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I would love to work with someone like Kevin Spacey as he could pass on what I need to learn.
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I've always written about adultery because it raises the question of transgression and trouble.
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I'm never going to do something that I don't want to do, because I've been given the opportunity to not have to do that.
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I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.
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I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else.
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My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with that you would play wholeheartedly. If we disagree, I may not be doing my job correctly.
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There's a certain attitude to Los Angeles.
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Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he is to do in us! and yet all that he has done for us is in reference to what he is to do in us.
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I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.
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Overstimulation of the adrenal glands (with consequent exhaustion of the spirit) is the price of our incorporation within the male womb of the modern corporate society.
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He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.
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Mass appreciation doesn't always equate to something good.
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But it can make you feel over, and old (Lord, you know it's a shame), when I only want for you to pull over, and hold me,till I can't remember my own name.
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Heaven's all-subduing will,With good the progeny of ill,Attempreth every state below.
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The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us - there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation as if a distant memory, of falling from a height. We know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries.
