Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.

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If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us that we are the reason there is a Universe

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology in which hardly anyone knows a

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch you must first invent the universe.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch you must first invent the universe.

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    The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

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    Love is when two people know everything about each other and are still friends. 

    I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

    I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

    People don’t take trips, trips take people.

    People don’t take trips, trips take people.

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