"It is a great tragedy that science, this wonderful process for finding out what is true, has ceded the spiritual uplift of its central revelations: the vastness of the universe, the immensity of time, the relatedness of all life, and life's preciousness on our tiny planet."

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Source : "Ann Druyan Talks About Science, Religion, Wonder, Awe . . . and Carl Sagan". Skeptical Inquirer Interview, Volume 27.6, www.csicop.org. November / December 2003.

Ann Druyan

#Uplifting Quotes #Spiritual Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Honestly, I was offended by the whole process,”

Source : "New Maverick Chandler Parsons takes offense to how Rockets treated him during free agency". Interview with Marc J. Spears, sports.yahoo.com. July 15, 2014.
“Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.”
“Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine his buildings as sculptures. I like to imagine my sculptures as architectural.”
“As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.”
“It is no easy task to walk this earth and find peace. Inside of us, it would seem, something is at odds with the very rhythm of things and we are forever restless, dissatisfied, frustrated, and aching. We are so overcharged with desire that it is hard to come to simple rest. Desire is always stronger than satisfaction.”
“You don't need to win every medal to be successful.”
“Neither death nor wisdom has a full stop. There are only commas-no destinations, only waiting rooms.”
“I like this other world, this forgetting of myself. The actor works in order to escape, not to find himself. You become an actor by leaving yourself, and then you have to keep acting. How tragic!”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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