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.
CARL SAGANWe are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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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 Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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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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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course.
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