November 9: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on November 9.
Carl Sagan, astronomer and author (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996)
“When UFOs became a popular subject and I was in early high school or something, it seemed to me great. We were just reaching out into space, and why not a much more advanced civilization reaching out to us? It seemed so heady and promising, such an interesting future. But as I learned a little bit more about the properly skeptical attitudes of science and how often we deceive ourselves, I began to look at this with much more skepticism.” —Carl Sagan
Rogers, Adam. “Twenty Years after His Death, Carl Sagan Is Still Right.” Wired, November 9, 2017, https://www.wired.com/story/sagan-old-interview/
“Science is an enterprise of human beings, so there are all sorts of jealousies and rivalries and unwillingness to admit mistakes. But the great advantage is that the culture of science is opposed to these frailties, and the collective enterprise of science undoes them. We give our highest rewards to those who disprove the contentions of our most revered figures.” —Carl Sagan
Rogers, Adam. “Twenty Years after His Death, Carl Sagan Is Still Right.” Wired, November 9, 2017, https://www.wired.com/story/sagan-old-interview/
Hedy Lamarr, actor and inventor (November 9, 1914–January 19, 2000)
“No regrets—you learn from everything all the time.” —Hedy Lamarr
“Hedy Lamarr–1969 TV Interview.” YouTube, February 21, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muYlAsUDibE
“I am a very simple, complicated person.” —Hedy Lamarr
“Hedy Lamarr–1969 TV Interview.” YouTube, February 21, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muYlAsUDibE
“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” —Hedy Lamarr
The German Way & More. “Hedy Lamarr.” The German Way & More, https://www.german-way.com/notable-people/featured-bios/hedy-lamarr/
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