Carl Sagan Quotes
I have...a terrible need...shall I say the word?...of religion. Then I go out at night and paint the stars.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is a masterpiece because it is an episodic novel that has a rigorous form - an unprecedented combination. From the very beginning we know the town of Macondo will endure only a century, so there is a limit to the length of the narrative.
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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.
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Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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I still find it hard to understand that anyone could argue that you can't have machines that exhibit consciousness.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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Broccoli gets such a bad rap. This is perplexing to those of us who love that green, treelike, stalky vegetable.
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I think everyone is forgetting what plastic surgery is for - if you have a face-eating tumour, lose a breast or are involved in a car accident, then it's a good idea.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.
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A lot of American playwrights seem to have a career as a playwright. I don't consider it a career at all.
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The next time you see an outside day with a down close lower than the previous day, don't get scared, get ready to buy!
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If you're not acting, you're not an actor.
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I think when you're a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on 'The Xtra Factor' is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home.
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Unfortunately in the U.S., the courts have pretty much sided with the GMO lobby and suggesting that a farmer has no rights to be protected from GMO contamination.
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The action genre is not always the most synonymous with character development.
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I do get stopped a bit now and then, but I can go to the supermarket and on the Tube without being noticed. It's usually me that gets starstruck, especially by TV stars.
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Design has taken the place of what sailing used to be.
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America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
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I have...a terrible need...shall I say the word?...of religion. Then I go out at night and paint the stars.
