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.
CARL SAGANThe universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
-
-
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
CARL SAGAN -
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.
CARL SAGAN -
Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
CARL SAGAN -
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.
CARL SAGAN -
Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.
CARL SAGAN -
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
CARL SAGAN -
All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
CARL SAGAN -
If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
CARL SAGAN -
Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
CARL SAGAN -
I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
CARL SAGAN -
Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
CARL SAGAN -
Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
CARL SAGAN -
If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
CARL SAGAN -
People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
CARL SAGAN -
Nature is unsentimental. Death is built in.
CARL SAGAN