Nature is unsentimental. Death is built in.
CARL SAGANWe 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.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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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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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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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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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.
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Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.
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One 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.
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Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
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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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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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