Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
CARL SAGANWhere we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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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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Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course.
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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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There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths.
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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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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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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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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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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