The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
CARL SAGANThe Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.
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All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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And you are made of a hundred trillion cells. We are, each of us, a multitude.
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We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it.
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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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.
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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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Your god is too small for my universe.
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