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Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used


Dr. Carl Sagan

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-The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun
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JANIS KARPINSKI Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.
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RICHARD DAWKINS I do not deal in any confidential information. What I do is provide advice.
STOCKWELL DAY I take much pleasure in being alone
but there is also a strange warm grace in not being alone.
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THOMAS HOBBES As a rule, concentration is not good. But there are also circumstances lightening [judgment].
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KELLY JONES Being smart is knowing the basics.
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DEYTH BANGER Life is a desire!
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GARY F EVANS... It is a lie.
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NAYEF AL-RODHAN Information on the Internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar.
GEORGE LUNDBERG Information on the Internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar.
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CARL SAGAN If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe...
CARL SAGAN It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most sk...
CARL SAGAN We are the representatives of the cosmos; we are an example of what hydrogen atoms can do, given 15 ...
CARL SAGAN Are we an exceptionally unlikely accident or is the universe brimming over with intelligence? (It's)...
CARL SAGAN When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - ...
CARL SAGAN We start out a million years ago in a small community on some grassy plain; we hunt animals, have ch...
CARL SAGAN Black holes may be apertures to elsewhen. Were we to plunge down a black hole, we would re-emerge, i...
CARL SAGAN It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.
CARL SAGAN The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all ...
CARL SAGAN I don't want to believe. I want to know.
CARL SAGAN In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my positio...
CARL SAGAN You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such...
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