Those at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
CARL SAGANYour god is too small for my universe.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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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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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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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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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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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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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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