Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
CARL SAGANBooks are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.
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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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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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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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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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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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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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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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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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