To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
CARL SAGANThe notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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We are all stardust.
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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The 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.
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Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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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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Arguments from authority carry little weight, authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage.
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