We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it.
CARL SAGANAny faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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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.
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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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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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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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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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We are star stuff harvesting sunlight.
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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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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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We are all stardust.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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