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Capacity Quote by Ann Druyan

“And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?” quote by Ann Druyan — Download Open image

“And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?”

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We are living in a society that is totally dependent on science and high technology, and yet most of us are effectively alienated and excluded from its workings, from the values of science, the methods of science, and the language of science. A good place to start would be for as many of us as possible to begin to understand…

If you have a beating heart, that's good enough.

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“It's not for any one generation to see the completed picture. That's the point. The picture is never completed. There is always so much…

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“Why do we separate the scientific, which is just a way of searching for the truth, from what we hold sacred, which are those truths that inspire love and awe? Science is nothing more than a neverending search for the truth. What could be more profoundly sacred than that? I'm sure most of what we all hold dearest and cherish…

I believe that we are a story-driven species and that we understand how things are put together, in the context of narrative. It's a…

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The Universe revealed by science is one of far more awesome grandeur than any religion has ever posited.

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No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was.

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People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great…

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Carl did not want to believe. He wanted to know.

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If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good…

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We smoked the way other American families would have wine with dinner. For us, it was our sacrament. It was something that made a…

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The greatest thing that science teaches you is the law of unintended consequences.

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The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

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And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few…

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Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with…

Harry S. Truman

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Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being grateful that…

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I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity.

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To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not…

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Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity…

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Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities.

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For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that “unless you love yourself, no one else…

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I started with the belief that every person who came to the laboratory was free to accept or to reject the dictates of authority. This view sustains a conception of human dignity insofar as it sees in each man a capacity for choosing his own behavior. And as it turned out, many subjects did, indeed, choose to reject the experimenter's…

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“Teach honesty by all means - you do know what it is, don't you?”

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Human freedom involves our capacity to pause between the stimulus and response and, in that pause, to choose the one response toward which we…

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