"Sure, nobody will make a fortune if we……" — Seth Shostak
"Sure, nobody will make a fortune if we figure out why the Big Bang happened. But just about everyone would like to know."
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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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It was a dreamlike time for me from December 1997 to March of '98. Before that, I was basically unknown.…
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And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.
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I don't think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can…
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I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind…
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Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out…
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The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president, is to get the people…
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I don't bang for the color or the land. I bang for the principles and for the honor. I'm bangin'…
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All that stuff I was taught about evolution, embryology, Big Bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit…
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Atheists themselves used to be very comfortable in maintaining that the universe is eternal and uncaused. The problem is that…
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If we ever establish contact with intelligent aliens living on a planet around a distant star ... They would be…
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There are two types of forwards. Scorers and bangers. Scorers score and bangers bang.
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