We are all stardust.
CARL SAGANExcept in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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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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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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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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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves.
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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 significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
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Arguments from authority carry little weight, authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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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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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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