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“My family didn't have any money growing up. I'm just a girl from the ghetto; from Indio, California.”

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Vanessa Marcil, born on October 15, 1968, is an American actress. She gained widespread popularity for her role as C.J. Parker in the TV series 'Baywatch'. She has played significant roles in various film and television projects. more

“We've tended in our cosmologies to make things familiar. Despite all our best efforts, we've not been very inventive. In the West, Heaven is placid and fluffy, and Hell is like the inside of a volcano. In many stories, both realms are governed by dominance hierarchies headed by gods or devils. Monotheists talked about the king of kings. In every culture we imagined something like our own political system running the Universe. Few found the similarity suspicious.”

Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

“The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.”

Ifs Understanding Scales Cosmos Celebration Modest Joining Magnificence Merging

Book:Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Source: Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

“The Big Bang is our modern scientific creation myth. It comes from the same human need to solve the cosmological riddle [Where did the universe come from?]”

Needs Humans Bigs Universe Modern Creation Solve Myth Bangs Riddle Human Needs Creation Myths

Author:Carl Sagan

“On the day that we do discover that we are not alone, our society may begin to evolve and transform in some incredible and wondrous new ways.”

Way May Incredibles Evolve Our Society New Ways Not Alone Wondrous

Author:Carl Sagan

“I've never wanted to be the ingenue. Now that I'm getting into my forties, I think my time as a woman has arrived; I think I might have a new moment in my career. I have that drive left - just for a little while.”

Thinking Littles Moments Might Wanted Left Careers My Time Forty

Author:Debi Mazar

“Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market.”

Order Fun Walks Bird Preparation Queens Holiday Avenues Grandma Fixing Butchers Jamaica My Grandma

Author:Debi Mazar

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