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• The stars are made of the same atoms as the earth." I usually pick one small topic like this to give a lecture on.
  Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars -- mere gobs of gas atoms....
• we must counterpose the overwhelming judgment provided by consistent observations and inferences by the thousands.
  The earth is billions of years old and its living creatures are linked by ties of evolutionary descent....
• Even if we put all these nagging thoughts [four embarrassing questions about astrology] aside for a moment, one overriding question remains to be asked.
  Why would the positions of celestial objects at the moment of birth have an effect on our characters, lives, or destinies?...
• But when I said that nothing had been done I erred in one important matter.
  We had definitely committed ourselves and were halfway out of our ruts....
• Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.
  -- Sir Winston Churchill...
• On Hollywood Boulevard, not far from where we are, we have the stars' names lying on the sidewalk.
  In the old days the stars themselves were lying on the sidewalk. -- Steve Alle...
• We have the power to do anything we like. Absolute power over every particle in the universe, everything that has ever existed or ever will exist, as from this moment.
  Are you listening to me, Romana?] Romana: Yes, of course I am....
• The following recommendation was made by the Human Resources Manager to the board of directors of the Fancy Toy Company.
  "In the last three quarters of this year, under the leadership of our president, Pat Salvo, our profits have fallen considerably....