"Any society that could come here could pick……" — Seth Shostak
"Any society that could come here could pick up the lights from New York. What should we do about that? Should we darken New York from now until the last human expires? Would we want to turn off all the radars at JFK airport?"
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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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More Airport Quotes
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one of 340 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Anticipating that most poetry will be worse than carrying heavy luggage through O'Hare Airport, the public, to its loss, reads…
— Russell Baker
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To me, the greatest invention of my lifetime is the laptop computer and the fact that I can be working…
— Bill Bryson
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I haven't isolated myself. I am not living on a yacht somewhere. I am not tucked away or behind a…
— Nicolas Cage
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I get depressed at airports.
— Adam Carolla
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Every time you take a train, step into your car, walk into the shopping mall, go to the airport -…
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on…
— Fidel Castro
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Our borders are much too porous...We want to keep them open, but we also have to be much more careful.…
— Charles Schumer
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Nobody is ever met at the airport when beginning a new adventure. It's just not done.
— Unknown Author
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In the space age, man will be able to go around the world in two hours - one hour for…
— Unknown Author
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I have a feeling that when my ship comes in I'll be at the airport.
— Charles M. Schulz
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They mention that it's a nonstop flight. Well, I must say I don't care for that sort of thing. Call…
— George Carlin
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My fear of flying starts as soon as I buckle myself in and then the guy up front mumbles a…
— Dennis Miller
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