I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
CARL SAGANI’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
CARL SAGANThose at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
CARL SAGANSomewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
CARL SAGANWe are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
CARL SAGANA book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles.
CARL SAGANAn atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
CARL SAGANThe only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
CARL SAGANExcept in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
CARL SAGANThe Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
CARL SAGANEvery star may be a sun to someone.
CARL SAGANPerhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship.
CARL SAGANI 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.
CARL SAGANPeople are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
CARL SAGANThe absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
CARL SAGANIf you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
CARL SAGANThe price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
CARL SAGAN