One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
CARL SAGANWhat an astonishing thing a book is.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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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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We live on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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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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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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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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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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Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course.
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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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