"Admittedly, it would take industrial-grade chutzpah and a……" — Seth Shostak
"Admittedly, it would take industrial-grade chutzpah and a massive dose of malevolence for anyone to bulldoze the spot where Neil Armstrong stepped off the Eagle lander. But even innocent visits could be damaging."
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67 Quotes by Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak has 67 quotes on this site.
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There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really…
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There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. ...…
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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…
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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…
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In the 19th century, if you had a basement lab, you could make major scientific discoveries in your own home.…
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The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance…
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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…
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The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born…
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A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars.…
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Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told…
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Give consideration to the fact that alien astronomers could have scrutinized Earth for more than 4 billion years without detecting…
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Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter.…
— William S. Burroughs
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I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly. I try to weed out stuff. My girlfriends come over for cheese…
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The risk of developing carcinoma of the lung increases steadily as the amount smoked increases. If the risk among non-smokers…
— Richard Doll
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There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that…
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner…
— William L. Shirer
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Praying is begging for an unseen deity to alter the laws of nature for someone admittedly unworthy.
— George Carlin
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As difficult as it is for a writer to find a publisher-admittedly a daunting task-it is twice as difficult for…
— Olivia Goldsmith
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I only look at things in a short term of a few years, but admittedly, I reevaluate what I'm doing,…
— Joe Cocker
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That I had never heard of such a bird did not surprise me.... But others more experienced also did not…
— Christopher Cokinos
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Admittedly, there is a risk in any course we follow other than this, but every lesson in history tells us…
— Ronald Reagan
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The external reality and inner dynamic of happenings in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1974 were symptomatic of change, violent…
— Seamus Heaney
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Admittedly, key archival documentation remains under lock and key and will be inaccessible for a long time to come. But…
— Unknown Author
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