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I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this, somebody like Carl Sagan, or his...

I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this, somebody like Carl Sagan, or his modern-day successor, Neil deGrasse Tyson, or Carolyn Porco, who see, look out at the cosmos, look out at the universe, as poets

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I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this,
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somebody like Carl Sagan,
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or his modern-day successor, Neil deGrasse Tyson,
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or Carolyn Porco,
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who see, look out at the cosmos,
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look out at the universe, as poets.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:00
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
I mean, who could not be moved poetically - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I mean, who could not be moved poetically
The same thing happens in biology, in my own field, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
The same thing happens in biology, in my own field,
We now understand that it came - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
We now understand that it came
And we in the 21st century - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And we in the 21st century
And therefore we are privileged to get that into our heads - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And therefore we are privileged to get that into our heads
Oh, the Gutenberg Bible - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Oh, the Gutenberg Bible
I see you've got one book on hold - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
I see you've got one book on hold
I believe that the issue - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I believe that the issue
We still do have old books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
We still do have old books
You have Is There All... Is That All There Is?, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
You have Is There All... Is That All There Is?,
Okay, it's about the geography and geology of New York City - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
Okay, it's about the geography and geology of New York...
So you can return your books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So you can return your books
You cannot... you can't return your material - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You cannot... you can't return your material
A unicorn is actually an imaginary animal, okay? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
A unicorn is actually an imaginary animal, okay?
He's not, it's not a creature that ever existed. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
He's not, it's not a creature that ever existed.
You need someone who speaks Spanish? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You need someone who speaks Spanish?
The first appearance I have of it - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
The first appearance I have of it
I'll sort of have to translate this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I'll sort of have to translate this
But he's sort of saying that man is a wolf on the outside, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
But he's sort of saying that man is a wolf on the...
You want to basically find - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You want to basically find