I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
CARL SAGANWriting is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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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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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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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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