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…

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

Topics: Genius Quotes

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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good....

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

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That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

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I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

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That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

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The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we...

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True human progress, that which can be linked to evolution, and which prolongs it, can...

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Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

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I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

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For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a...

I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a...