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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
Carl Sagan
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Carl Sagan
Age: 62 †
Born: 1934
Born: November 9
Died: 1996
Died: December 20
Astronomer
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The old appeals to racial, sexual and religious chauvinism to rabid nationalist fervor, are beginning not to work.
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I'd like the [Cosmos] series to be so visually stimulating that somebody who isn't even interested in the concepts will just watch for the effects. And I'd like people who are prepared to do some thinking to be really stimulated.
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Those who seek power at any price detect a societal weakness, a fear that they can ride into office.
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