The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. — Carl Sagan · Smartyfair

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The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. — Carl Sagan · Smartyfair

The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.

Carl Sagan1934–1996 · scientist · 1900s USACarl Sagan was an astronomer who helped millions of people fall in love with the stars.13 quotes

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The stuff inside stars is the same stuff inside you.

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What turned up: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980), Episode 1 "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean"
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