There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
CARL SAGANAll civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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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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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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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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We are all stardust.
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
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