Carl Sagan Quotes About Talent

Quotes about: Talent

• Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.

  Carl Sagan

  Self, Deception, Vastness

  Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.158, Ballantine Books

• Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.

  Carl Sagan

  Suicidal, Science, Long

  Carl Sagan (2011). “Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium”, p.176, Ballantine Books

• The hole in the ozone layer is a kind of skywriting. At first it seemed to spell out our continuing complacency before a witch's brew of deadly perils. But perhaps it really tells of a newfound talent to work together to protect the global environment.

  Carl Sagan

  Ozone Layer, Together, Layers

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