#v

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#american #bits #books #broadcast #city

I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the stars rise and set at night, or even that the Sun is a star. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#classes #even #find #i #i can

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

#civilization #men #provided #required #them

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#harmony #human #perfect #perfect harmony #required

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#i #never #one thing #read #regret

War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

#adventure #disease #like #typhus

All my life, I will continue obstinately to write about love, solitude and passion among the kind of people I know. The rest don't interest me. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#among #continue #i #interest #kind

Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#arc #away #convinced #every #every time

I always believe things are going to work out. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#believe #going #i #i always #out

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#enough #laughter #never #power #shared