I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
CARL SAGANThe total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life.
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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 a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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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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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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Arguments from authority carry little weight, authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
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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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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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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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