Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
CARL SAGANBetter the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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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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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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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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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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If I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. The trick is to know which books to read.
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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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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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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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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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