The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
CARL SAGANExcept in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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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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If I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. The trick is to know which books to read.
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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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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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