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.
CARL SAGANBooks break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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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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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life.
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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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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool 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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Your god is too small for my universe.
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The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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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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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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