The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
CARL SAGANA galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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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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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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Arguments from authority carry little weight, authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
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When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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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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Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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