It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

Topics: Interest Quotes, Learning Quotes

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

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

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the...

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the...

Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation...

Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation...

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find...

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find...

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

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,...

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

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.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

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;...

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not...

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

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;...

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

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

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

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

The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens.

The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens.

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals

No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals

The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really...

The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really...