“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
“Empirically speaking, we are made of star stuff. Why aren’t we talking more about that?”
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Source: Philosophical Papers (1979), P. 49.
“We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.”
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On aime mieux dire du mal de soi-même que de n'en point parler.
Maxim 138.
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“(Allegedly) Why are we talking about this in the White House? History will not judge this kindly.”
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On senior Bush officials discussing specific torture techniques, as quoted in "Sources: Top Bush Advisors Approved 'Enhanced Interrogation'" at ABC News (9 April 9 2008) http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4583256
