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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
rooms parks internet
I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing. Carrie Fisher
rooms rhythm engines
And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area. Bill Bruford
rooms
I have a pretty big TV background, and I have clocked so many hours in so many writers' rooms over the years. Suzanne Collins
rooms studio
When I am in New York, you know, my studio is big, about 20,000 to 25,000 square feet, and I have painting rooms and rooms I do etching in, rooms I do lithographs. Peter Max
rooms inability unhappiness
All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room. Blaise Pascal
rooms stage ifs
If me and Mike Dirnt are in the same room, it's not quite right if he's not on stage with me. Billie Joe Armstrong
rooms rivals moments
The moment we glorify ourselves, since there is room for one glory only in the universe, we set ourselves up as rivals to the Most High. Charles Spurgeon
rooms chairs written
Everything I have ever written has been in the same chair, in the same room. Alan Garner
rooms authority permit
What we must eliminate are systems of representation that carry with them the authority which has become repressive because it doesn't permit or make room for interventions on the part of those represented. Edward Said
obstacles reason taking
There are obstacles here that are artificial. There?s really no reason why it should be taking this long, Robert Rosenberg
obstacles optimistic persons remained truly
He truly is one of the most optimistic persons that I think I've ever been around. It's amazing, with all the disabilities and obstacles that he's had to overcome, that he's remained so positive. Alan Taylor
obstacles aging keep-going
Even though all these obstacles keep coming at you, you just have to keep going through them. Because it's worth it to do something in your life, as opposed to fantasizing about doing something. Diane Keaton
obstacles
There are a lot of obstacles to be overcome. Tommy Bailey
obstacles fear-nothing
Faith is to fear nothing, to stand unswayed, the power to surmount any obstacle. Daisaku Ikeda
obstacles serious talks
We had in-depth discussions and very serious talks on all issues. There were no results. The differences and obstacles are still there. Saeb Erekat
obstacles should hurdle
You should not bring more items and hurdles to the obstacle course. Anne Lamott
obstacles smooth rounds
There is no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. D. H. Lawrence
obstacles marching-forward
Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles. Daphne Koller