Carl Sagan Quotes

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.

Carl Sagan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996

Topics

LiveSpacePeopleUniverseFind

I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.

Joaquin Phoenix

FunnyHumorExperienceThinkWay

I like being a part of something. I like participating and being part of a group.

Andie MacDowell

GroupBeingSomethingLikePart

I think that is just a limitation of any questionnaire - that we apply a frame of reference or standard. It's a well-known finding in psychology that when people are total beginners at a skill, they tend to overrate their skill level. They don't know what they don't know. The more expert you are, the more critical you become.

Angela Duckworth

PeopleThinkFindingYouSkillKnow

I worked on heads-up displays, virtual-reality technology, and holographic displays - all sorts of really cool technology.

Mary Lou Jepsen

TechnologyCoolReallyWorked

Doing the simple thing first doesn't mean your solution will work forever.

Mike Krieger

WorkSimpleDoingSolutionMean

Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it.

Mike Krzyzewski

LoveMusicParentsPlayGoOut

I'm not happy with just repeating myself.

Chris Cleave

MyselfHappyRepeatingJust

Education is the best provision for old age.

Aristotle

EducationAgeBestOld AgeOld

I used to get tired of drinking iced tea, so I'd ask my wife if we had some lemonade, and I would just dump it right in there.

Arnold Palmer

WifeTeaTiredAskRightLemonade

I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?

Penny Marshall

BusinessMeTryOutAnythingKick

I think I'm prone to not being a good guy in relationships.

Shia LaBeouf

GoodThinkRelationshipsGuyBeing

Music is a healing tool.

Rickey Medlocke

MusicHealingTool

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