When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.
CARL SAGANWhere we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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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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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
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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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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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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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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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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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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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