Carl Sagan Quotes

Full Name:Carl Edward Sagan

Profession:American astronomer

Born:November 9, 1934, Brooklyn, New York

Died:December 20, 1996, Washington

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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.
CARL SAGAN

Argument Authority Expert Future Mistake Past Weight
Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
CARL SAGAN

Equality Inspirational Smart Stupidity
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.
CARL SAGAN

Awareness Book Civilization Concern Culture Depth Future Health Library Test
Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.
CARL SAGAN

Experience Judgement Life Limitation
The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.
CARL SAGAN

Beach Earth Grain Number Planet Sand Science Stars
People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
CARL SAGAN

Believe Deep People Reason Stupidity
There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
CARL SAGAN

Atom DNA Galaxy Molecule Science Stars Typical
Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
CARL SAGAN

Ash Rise Science Stars
There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
CARL SAGAN

Atom DNA Galaxy Molecule Science Stars Typical
Stars are phoenixes, rising from their own ashes.
CARL SAGAN

Ash Rise Science Stars

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