Quote by Carl Sagan
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. – Carl Sagan

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If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. – Carl Sagan

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Desserts
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. – Carl Sagan

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Nature
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If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits? – Carl Sagan

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Science
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Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If its not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long. – Amy Grant

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I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm then they might have an unlimited power for doing good. – Socrates

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May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure. – Pierre de Coubertin

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I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while. – Henry David Thoreau

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The space industry is developing and delivering benefits that tie into our immediate needs and priorities here on Earth-for example, medical and materials research, and satellite communications. – Marc Garneau

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But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j its having consequences for a system of theory. – Talcott Parsons

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I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that Im not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, its cool. – Daryl Hall

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Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons. – Jim Bishop

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