Cosmos (TV Mini Series)
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean (1980)
Carl Sagan: Self - Host
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Quotes
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[first lines]
Carl Sagan - Host : The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.
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Carl Sagan - Host : ...There was the astronomer Ptolemy, who compiled what is known today as the pseudo-science of astrology. His Earth-centered universe held sway for 1,500 year, showing that intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
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[last lines]
Carl Sagan - Host : We have a choice: we can enhance life and come to know the universe that made us, or we can squander our 15-billion-year heritage in meaningless self-destruction. What happens in the first second of the next cosmic year depends on what *we* do - here and now - with our intelligence and our knowledge of the cosmos.
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Carl Sagan - Host : For the first time, we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves. This is a time of great danger, but our species is young, and curious, and brave. It shows much promise.
