We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it.
CARL SAGANFor small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
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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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Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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