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.
CARL SAGANI 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.
CARL SAGANBooks are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
CARL SAGANExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
CARL SAGANOne glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.
CARL SAGANSomewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
CARL SAGANWhat an astonishing thing a book is.
CARL SAGANHuman beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
CARL SAGANNot all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
CARL SAGANThe visions we offer our children shape the future.
CARL SAGANWhere we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
CARL SAGANI would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
CARL SAGANThe universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
CARL SAGANOur ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
CARL SAGANI consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
CARL SAGANThe only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
CARL SAGANThe very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
CARL SAGAN