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Carl Sagan
Books tap the...
Books tap the wisdom of our species -- the greatest minds, the best teachers -- from all over the world and from all...
Imagination will often...
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.
If you wish...
If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
If intelligence is...
If intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to shape it, to understand its limitations and...
It Is of...
It Is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to 50 words used in...
One of the...
One of the greatest gifts adults can give -- to their offspring and to their society -- is to read to...
Except for children...
Except for children (who don't know enough not to ask the important questions), few of us spendtime wondering why...
It is the...
It is the tension between creativity and skepticism that has produced the stunning and unexpected findings of...
Philosophers and scientists...
Philosophers and scientists confidently offer up traits said to be uniquely human, and the monkeys and apes casually...
We live at...
We live at a moment when our relationships to each other, and to all other beings with whom we share this planet, are...
The gears of...
The gears of poverty, ignorance, hopelessness and low self-esteem interact to create a kind of perpetual failure...
I would be...
I would be very ashamed of my civilization if we did not try to find out if there is life in outer...
The uniqueness of...
The uniqueness of humans has been claimed on many grounds, but most often because of our tool-making, culture,...
All inquires carry...
All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our...
There is a...
There is a lurking fear that some things are 'not meant' to be known, that some inquiries are too dangerous for human...