Carl Sagan Quotes
At birth all of us imagine that we are the universe, and we don't distinguish the boundaries between ourselves and those around us. ...in some social situations, there is the sense that we are central, important. ...there was a natural projection of those attitudes upon the universe.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.
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Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.
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It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.
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I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.
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I'm happy pretty well anywhere on this big, beautiful planet.
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A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.
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Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall for it.
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I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.
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I just try to be myself, whatever that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do.
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I don't have the freaking energy to write a memo. I'm out there saving lives.
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I always wanted to be a designer and always felt surprised as a child when my sister used to deliberate about whether to be a nurse or a teacher.
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I have always looked at life as a voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes frightening. In my family and friends I have discovered treasure more valuable than gold.
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I'm more a dog person than a cat person.
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I started at GM knowing very little about that particular business. Not being an expert means you have to learn everything, starting from the basics.
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At birth all of us imagine that we are the universe, and we don't distinguish the boundaries between ourselves and those around us. ...in some social situations, there is the sense that we are central, important. ...there was a natural projection of those attitudes upon the universe.
