We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
CARL SAGANOur ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths.
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We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
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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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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
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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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Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.
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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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