Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
CARL SAGANThe beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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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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The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.
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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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All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
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Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship.
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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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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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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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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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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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