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.
CARL SAGANDon’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
CARL SAGANNot all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
CARL SAGANThe universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
CARL SAGANHuman beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
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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.
CARL SAGANArguments 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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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
CARL SAGANDon’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
CARL SAGANWhere we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
CARL SAGANThere are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
CARL SAGANThe visions we offer our children shape the future.
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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
CARL SAGANSomewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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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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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 SAGANEvery 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.
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