Carl Sagan Quotes

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

Carl Sagan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Well, I think of the folks who are the climate deniers as the flat Earthers and the people who say the moon landings never happened.

Jeffrey Kluger

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So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for five years.

Steve Case

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People who have been made to suffer by certain things cannot be reminded of them without a horror which paralyses every other pleasure, even that to be found in reading a story.

Stendhal

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Mexico secures their border. Why shouldn't we be able to secure ours?

Steve Scalise

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Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.

Tom Brokaw

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I've gathered some of my close musical and comedian friends, and we're going to see if we can't bring a few laughs to these soldiers, raise some money, and hopefully lift their spirits. I consider it an honor and a privilege to give back however I can for the many sacrifices of these incredibly brave men and women.

Ron White

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Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.

Mike Jackson

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I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

Milos Forman

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I said all along I would not sell my story. I don't think it would be right.

Louise Woodward

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Words are important to me, but a song can work and function and be a good song with words that are fairly standard. But really great lyrics can't rescue a dog of a song.

Jarvis Cocker

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In football, I'm not so old. At 52, maybe I have 20 years in front of me to coach. But I feel myself as... you might say an 'old fox.' Nothing scares me; nothing worries me too much. It looks like nothing new can happen for me.

Jose Mourinho

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Well, the taxes that everyone else is paying are supporting lots of programs that were in place prior to Obama's new spending. So new spending has too be paid for by new taxes, or by eliminating existing tax breaks. And Obama wants that burden to be borne exclusively by the rich.

Dinesh D'Souza

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