The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
CARL SAGANIf you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
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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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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.
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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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Those at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
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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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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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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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