Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
CARL SAGANWe are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
-
-
The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
CARL SAGAN -
The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
CARL SAGAN -
Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
CARL SAGAN -
We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
CARL SAGAN -
Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
CARL SAGAN -
Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
CARL SAGAN -
Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
CARL SAGAN -
The 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 -
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.
CARL SAGAN -
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
CARL SAGAN -
There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
CARL SAGAN -
A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
CARL SAGAN -
The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
CARL SAGAN -
The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
CARL SAGAN -
Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
CARL SAGAN







