One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
CARL SAGANWhere we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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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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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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We are all stardust.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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