Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
CARL SAGANExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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Your god is too small for my universe.
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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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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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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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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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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.
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The 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.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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