Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
CARL SAGANNothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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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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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
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Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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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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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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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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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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