Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
CARL SAGANStars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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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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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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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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We are star stuff harvesting sunlight.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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