If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
CARL SAGANOne of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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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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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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And you are made of a hundred trillion cells. We are, each of us, a multitude.
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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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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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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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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
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