We live on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
CARL SAGANI 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.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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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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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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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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One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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