Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.
CARL SAGANThere are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
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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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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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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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We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers.
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We are all stardust.
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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
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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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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
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