We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock.
CARL SAGANExploration 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.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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If I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. The trick is to know which books to read.
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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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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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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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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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