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Carl Sagan Quotes

Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world Picture Quote #1

Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of magic Picture Quote #1

If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth Picture Quote #1

It is clear that the nations of the world now can only rise and fall together. It is not a question of one nation winning at the expense of another. We must all help one another or all perish together Picture Quote #1

Science is merely an extremely powerful method of winnowing what’s true from what feels good Picture Quote #1

Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy Picture Quote #1

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If you want to save your child from polio, you can pray or you can inoculate... Try science Picture Quote #1

The fact that someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true. Doesn’t mean they’re lying, but it doesn’t mean it’s true Picture Quote #1

It would be wryly interesting if in human history the cultivation of marijuana led generally to the invention of agriculture, and thereby to civilization Picture Quote #1

We are an intelligent species and the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good. Understanding is a kind of ecstasy Picture Quote #1

The prediction of nuclear winter is drawn not, of course, from any direct experience with the consequences of global nuclear war, but rather from an investigation of the governing physics Picture Quote #1

My parents were not scientists. They knew almost nothing about science. But in introducing me simultaneously to skepticism and to wonder, they taught me the two uneasily cohabiting modes of thought that are central to the scientific method Picture Quote #1

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I hold that popularization of science is successful if, at first, it does no more than spark the sense of wonder Picture Quote #1

Probably a dozen times since their death I’ve heard my mother or father, in an ordinary conversational tone of voice, call my name. They had called my name often during my life with them... It doesn’t seem strange to me Picture Quote #1

I set before you two ways: You can use your technology to destroy yourselves or to carry you to the planets and the stars. It’s up to you Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

How lucky we are to live in this time / the first moment in human history / when we are in fact visiting other worlds Picture Quote #1

If we’re capable of conjuring up terrifying monsters in childhood, why shouldn’t some of us, at least on occasion, be able to fantasize something similar, something truly horrifying, a shared delusion, as adults? Picture Quote #1

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A multitude of aspects of the natural world that were considered miraculous only a few generations ago are now thoroughly understood in terms of physics and chemistry Picture Quote #1

Has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science?... No other human institution comes close Picture Quote #1

There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world Picture Quote #1

We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock Picture Quote #1

Discussing the possibilities of extraterrestrial life: I would love it even if they were short, sullen, grumpy and sexually obsessed. But there just isn’t any good evidence Picture Quote #1

We are the product of 4.5 billion years of fortuitous, slow biological evolution. There is no reason to think that the evolutionary process has stopped. Man is a transitional animal. He is not the climax of creation Picture Quote #1

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The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it’s just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical protocols, is the pathway to a dark age Picture Quote #1

Is mankind alone in the universe? Or are there somewhere other intelligent beings looking up into their night sky from very different worlds and asking the same kind of question? Picture Quote #1

Every cell is a triumph of natural selection, and we’re made of trillions of cells. Within us, is a little universe Picture Quote #1

Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal Picture Quote #1

It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it Picture Quote #1

Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky Picture Quote #1

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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world (Carl Sagan Quotes) Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of magic (Carl Sagan Quotes) If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth (Carl Sagan Quotes) It is clear that the nations of the world now can only rise and fall together. It is not a question of one nation winning at the expense of another. We must all help one another or all perish together (Carl Sagan Quotes) Science is merely an extremely powerful method of winnowing what’s true from what feels good (Carl Sagan Quotes) Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy (Carl Sagan Quotes) If you want to save your child from polio, you can pray or you can inoculate... Try science (Carl Sagan Quotes) The fact that someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true. Doesn’t mean they’re lying, but it doesn’t mean it’s true (Carl Sagan Quotes) It would be wryly interesting if in human history the cultivation of marijuana led generally to the invention of agriculture, and thereby to civilization (Carl Sagan Quotes) We are an intelligent species and the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good. Understanding is a kind of ecstasy (Carl Sagan Quotes) The prediction of nuclear winter is drawn not, of course, from any direct experience with the consequences of global nuclear war, but rather from an investigation of the governing physics (Carl Sagan Quotes) My parents were not scientists. They knew almost nothing about science. But in introducing me simultaneously to skepticism and to wonder, they taught me the two uneasily cohabiting modes of thought that are central to the scientific method (Carl Sagan Quotes) I hold that popularization of science is successful if, at first, it does no more than spark the sense of wonder (Carl Sagan Quotes) Probably a dozen times since their death I’ve heard my mother or father, in an ordinary conversational tone of voice, call my name. They had called my name often during my life with them... It doesn’t seem strange to me (Carl Sagan Quotes) I set before you two ways: You can use your technology to destroy yourselves or to carry you to the planets and the stars. It’s up to you (Carl Sagan Quotes) 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 Quotes) How lucky we are to live in this time / the first moment in human history / when we are in fact visiting other worlds (Carl Sagan Quotes) If we’re capable of conjuring up terrifying monsters in childhood, why shouldn’t some of us, at least on occasion, be able to fantasize something similar, something truly horrifying, a shared delusion, as adults? (Carl Sagan Quotes) A multitude of aspects of the natural world that were considered miraculous only a few generations ago are now thoroughly understood in terms of physics and chemistry (Carl Sagan Quotes) Has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science?... No other human institution comes close (Carl Sagan Quotes) There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world (Carl Sagan Quotes) We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock (Carl Sagan Quotes) Discussing the possibilities of extraterrestrial life: I would love it even if they were short, sullen, grumpy and sexually obsessed. But there just isn’t any good evidence (Carl Sagan Quotes) We are the product of 4.5 billion years of fortuitous, slow biological evolution. There is no reason to think that the evolutionary process has stopped. Man is a transitional animal. He is not the climax of creation (Carl Sagan Quotes) The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it’s just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical protocols, is the pathway to a dark age (Carl Sagan Quotes) Is mankind alone in the universe? Or are there somewhere other intelligent beings looking up into their night sky from very different worlds and asking the same kind of question? (Carl Sagan Quotes) Every cell is a triumph of natural selection, and we’re made of trillions of cells. Within us, is a little universe (Carl Sagan Quotes) Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal (Carl Sagan Quotes) It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it (Carl Sagan Quotes) Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky (Carl Sagan Quotes)

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