Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship.
CARL SAGANThe truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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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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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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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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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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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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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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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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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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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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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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