Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
CARL SAGANWe are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
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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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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
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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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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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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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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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