Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
CARL SAGANI think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.
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The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor 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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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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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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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers.
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