For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
CARL SAGANBooks are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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We are all stardust.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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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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When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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