We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
CARL SAGANThose at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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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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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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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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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
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Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
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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.
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