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.
CARL SAGANI’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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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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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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Your god is too small for my universe.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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