We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
CARL SAGANOne of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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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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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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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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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
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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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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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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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