If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

Carl Sagan

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Topic

Apple pie Origin of the universe The universe

Speaker

Carl Sagan

Source

Cosmos

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Astronomer Scientist

From

United States

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Original Citation

"The Lives of Stars." Presented by Carl Sagan. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Season 1, Episode 8. PBS, 23 Nov. 1980.

Current Citation

Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. Random House, 1980.

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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.

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Topic
Learning from adversity

Author

Edward Abbey
Source
Desert Solitaire
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Statement Type
Wish
Language
English
Time
1988 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire. University of Arizona Press, 1988, preface.