We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
CARL SAGANWe live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
CARL SAGANAn atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
CARL SAGANOne of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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.
CARL SAGANWe are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
CARL SAGANA galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
CARL SAGANThe 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.
CARL SAGANI 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.
CARL SAGANYour god is too small for my universe.
CARL SAGANAny faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
CARL SAGANThe cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
CARL SAGANTo live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
CARL SAGANThe significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
CARL SAGANOur ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
CARL SAGANDon’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
CARL SAGANEvery 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.
CARL SAGAN