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782fd5e Matter is composed chiefly of nothing. Carl Sagan
c2a4da4 Nobody listens to mathematicians. Carl Sagan
17fcd5e Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid. Carl Sagan
249e060 War is murder writ large. Carl Sagan
0e8405d If the press descended, the science would surely suffer. Carl Sagan
c9a05ae Jingoistic rhetoric and puerile self-congratulatory nationalism. Carl Sagan
b0c33a4 Many harebrained interpretations were also widely available, especially in weekly newspapers. Carl Sagan
a3e5067 The chiliasts made an atheist out of me. Carl Sagan
ec333ec Humans are very good at dreaming, although you'd never know it from your television. Carl Sagan
731eaea That it will never come againIs what makes life so sweet. Carl Sagan
f326f71 If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal. Carl Sagan
84f09f2 The laws of physics suffice, without supernatural intervention. Carl Sagan
d9fe075 I stress that the universe is made mostly of nothing, that something is the exception. Carl Sagan
ea0b057 Science is, at least in part, informed worship. Carl Sagan
eba81cd I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. Carl Sandburg
ffc503b I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes. Carl Sandburg
ab30470 Tell me if the lovers are losers... tell me if any get more than the lovers. Carl Sandburg
b616b0c The Republic is a dream. Nothing happens unless first a dream. Carl Sandburg
5a8a781 Man's life? A candle in the wind, hoar-frost on stone. Carl Sandburg
00d291c Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you. Carl Sandburg
e4f2b35 One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude. Carl Sandburg
e3a0769 I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it. Carl Sandburg
0ff4a8c Sovereign is he who decides on the exception. Carl Schmitt
efa89c0 The concept of the state presupposes the concept of the political. Carl Schmitt
5be158e That the state is an entity and in fact the decisive entity rests upon its political character. Carl Schmitt
0c7eb8a We have come to a point where it is loyalty to resist, and treason to submit. Carl Schurz
63a6966 A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again. Carl Van Doren
6bc711f The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity. Carl Van Doren
3fa7dd1 Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to. Carl Van Doren
435289a There is no trustworthy evidence as to a god's absolute existence. Carl Van Doren
a31af64 Whoever says he knows that immortality is a fact is merely hoping that it is. Carl Van Doren
8183603 I perceive that the race of men, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity. Carl Van Doren
fd7eb1b Imagine that. All the men of Germany marching in step with even their wotsits hanging the same way. Carl Zuckmayer
f187c7d Oh that music - how it goes through one - Carl Zuckmayer
57d532e War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will. Carl von Clausewitz
2395603 War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost bounds. Carl von Clausewitz
b9ee043 The worst of all conditions in which a belligerent can find himself is to be utterly defenseless. Carl von Clausewitz
fccb0fe only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent. Carl von Clausewitz
dfc4ece in the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards. Carl von Clausewitz
b8ec445 the side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain. Carl von Clausewitz
714022a Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense. Carl von Clausewitz
9ed6c6e self-reliance is the best defense against the pressures of the moment. Carl von Clausewitz
51546c5 Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. Carl von Clausewitz
1a82095 talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice. Carl von Clausewitz