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Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996), Cosmos (Blues for a Red Planet)
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I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
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Results from Classic Quotes:

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996), "Contact"
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
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