Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
CARL SAGANKnowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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The visions we offer our children shape the future.
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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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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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When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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