Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
CARL SAGANOne of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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And you are made of a hundred trillion cells. We are, each of us, a multitude.
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One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.
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Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course.
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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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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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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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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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