Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
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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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.
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I 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.
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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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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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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
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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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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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Those at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship.
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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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