The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
CARL SAGANThe notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
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Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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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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A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles.
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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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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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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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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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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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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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