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.
CARL SAGANAny faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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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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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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We live on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
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Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
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