All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
CARL SAGANAnd you are made of a hundred trillion cells. We are, each of us, a multitude.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true.
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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
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Arguments from authority carry little weight, authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
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Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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We are star stuff harvesting sunlight.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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