One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
CARL SAGANWe live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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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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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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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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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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Nature is unsentimental. Death is built in.
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Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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