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.
CARL SAGANWe are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Those at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
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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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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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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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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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