Today, we’re still loaded down – and, to some extent, embarrassed – by ancient myths

“Today, we’re still loaded down – and, to some extent, embarrassed – by ancient myths, but we respect them as part of the same impulse that has led to the modern, scientific kind of myth. But we now have the opportunity to discover, for the first time, the way the universe is in fact constructed as opposed to how we would wish it to be constructed.”

Carl Sagan

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“When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.”

“Learn as much as you can while you are young, since life becomes too busy later.”

“We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.”

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