... you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan, born this day in 1934 and the primary inspiration for this blog.
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"History is full of people who out of fear, or ignorance, or lust for power has destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which truly belongs to us all. We must not let it happen again." -Carl Sagan
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The rules: "Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe."
1) What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
2) In every country, we should…
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This post was co-authored with Eric Berger, science writer at The Houston Chronicle.
It's been nearly two decades since Carl Sagan, the great science communicator, died.
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