The 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 SAGANWhere we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it.
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We live on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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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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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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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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When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.
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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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I 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.
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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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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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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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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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