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science thinking goal
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. Its goal is to find out how the world works, to seek what regularities there may be, to penetrate to the connections of things-from subatomic particles, which may be the constituents of all matter, to living organisms, the human social community, and thence to the cosmos as a whole. Carl Sagan
science fiction advantage
I find science so much more fascinating than science fiction. It also has the advantage of being true. Carl Sagan
science survivor kicking
When a honeybee dies it releases a death pheromone, a characteristic odour that signals the survivors to remove it from the hive. The corpse is promptly pushed and tugged out of the hive. The death pheromone is oleic acid. What happens if a live bee is dabbed with a drop of oleic acid? Then no matter how strapping and vigourous it might be, it is carried kicking and screaming out of the hive. Carl Sagan
science columbus usual
The usual rejoinder to someone who says 'They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Galileo' is to say 'But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown'. Carl Sagan
science thinking people
I'd like the [Cosmos] series to be so visually stimulating that somebody who isn't even interested in the concepts will just watch for the effects. And I'd like people who are prepared to do some thinking to be really stimulated. Carl Sagan
science perfect instruments
Science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge. It's just the best we have. Carl Sagan
science interesting imperfection
There is a reward structure in science that is very interesting: Our highest honors go to those who disprove the findings of the most revered among us. So Einstein is revered not just because he made so many fundamental contributions to science, but because he found an imperfection in the fundamental contribution of Isaac Newton. Carl Sagan
science way fool
Science is a way to not fool ourselves. Carl Sagan
science technology science-physics
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science Carl Sagan
numbers
Overall, my putative numbers will come down just slightly. Brendan Wilders
numbers season sure
I'm here, that's what I can say. I know for sure the numbers are going to come. You just have to wait, but I know at the end of the season the numbers are going to be there. Tony Batista
numbers goal priorities
So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors. Barry McCaffrey
numbers down-and rhyming
You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don't. There's just no rhyme or reason. Barry McGuire
numbers balance world
If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers. B. F. Skinner
numbers america people
It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number. Bhumibol Adulyadej
numbers people firsts
The first fact in the history of Christendom is a number of people who say they have seen the Resurrection. C. S. Lewis
numbers america race
The Intelligentsia (scientists apart) are losing all touch with, and all influence over, nearly the whole human race. Our most esteemed poets and critics are read by our most esteemed critics and poets (who don't usually like them much) and nobody else takes any notice. An increasing number of highly literate people simply ignore what the 'Highbrows' are doing. It says nothing to them. The Highbrows in return ignore and insult them. C. S. Lewis
numbers mind age
Age is just a number, not a state of mind or a reason for any type of particular behaviour. Cecelia Ahern
excellent half passing proud second team
Our passing was excellent in the second half and we really executed. I was really proud of our team play, and we have to play that way down the stretch. Gary Williams
excellent extremely hard opportunity paul practice shown worked
Paul's worked extremely hard and has shown excellent play in practice and in scrimmages. Paul will probably get that opportunity at another time. Chuck D.
excellent football goal group knew man second trophy wee won
Some of the football was excellent today, which the wee man would have liked. It is the first trophy I have won and the first as a new group so, hopefully, there will be more. When the second goal went away, I knew that was us on the way. Gordon Strachan
excellent football man wee
Some of the football was excellent today, which the wee man would have liked. Gordon Strachan
excellent job weight
Some of that comes from offseason training. They do an excellent job in the weight room, Chris Collins
excellent pitching staff
Our pitching staff has been excellent all year. Chris Schuster
excellent job needed pitchers strikes throwing
Our pitchers did an excellent job of throwing strikes and getting outs when we needed them. Jared Ingersol
excellent good job pitchers several trying
Our pitchers did an excellent job. I am very pleased. We made several adjustments in trying to pitch to their outstanding hitters. We did a good job of that. Todd Wilkinson
excellent experience sunday
Our Sunday lunches have been an excellent flagship because that is often many people's first experience of our menus. Howard Archer