Our ancestors lived out of doors. They were as familiar with the night sky as most of us are with our favorite television programs.
CARL SAGANWe are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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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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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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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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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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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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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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