Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
CARL SAGANAll over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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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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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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