Carl Sagan Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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I'm attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I'm reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters. I'm attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I haven't explored yet.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off the shelf and let seculars play with it for a bit. Now, Judaism is going back to being something that more closely touches everyone.
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I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.
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We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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We must expect to fail... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and to maximize the benefits from what is learned in the process.
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For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it comes out in the songs that I'm writing.
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One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.
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Some think there is something wrong about enhancing people.
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You're more constrained when you're wealthy. Or when you're making a bigger film and people complain about no budgets; but having a small amount of money to make a film means you're at your absolute freest to express yourself as an artist.
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I think people in power have a vested interest to oppose critical thinking.