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Seth Shostak has 67 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'…
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There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. ... If the…
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The search for extra-terrestrial life is a failure until that moment when it suddenly becomes a success.
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[O]ne might ask why, in a galaxy of a few hundred billion stars, the aliens are so intent on coming to Earth…
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The number of habitable worlds in our galaxy is certainly in the tens of billions, minimum, and we haven't even talked about…
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In the 19th century, if you had a basement lab, you could make major scientific discoveries in your own home. Right? Because…
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The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands…
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Faith is a personal matter, and should never be a cudgel to stifle inquiry. We tried that approach about 1,200 years ago.…
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The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a…
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A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars. Because it…
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Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told you). Witness…
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Give consideration to the fact that alien astronomers could have scrutinized Earth for more than 4 billion years without detecting any radio…
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white…
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I put my life in danger every time I do some of these demonstrations, whether it's in the audience hanging upside down…
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Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for…
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If you go to one demonstration and then go home, that's something, but the people in power can live with that. What…
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I mean it's easier to be in a demonstration if it's a trip that's one of the reasons why the whole thing…
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What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?
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When the logician has resolved each demonstration into a host of elementary operations, all of them correct, he will not yet be…
— Henri Poincare
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I never let the thought of failure enter my mind. My knowledge of my unity with the Universal One and the fact…
— Walter Russell
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Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East…
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