Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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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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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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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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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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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
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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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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.
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