Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves.
CARL SAGANSomewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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We live on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
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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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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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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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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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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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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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Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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