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.
CARL SAGANThe nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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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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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles.
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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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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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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