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Carl Sagan Quotes

We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands. The loom of time and space works the most astonishing transformations of matter Picture Quote #1

If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize that we were alone? Picture Quote #1

Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. And in the final tolling it often turns out that the facts are more comforting than the fantasy Picture Quote #1

I find science so much more fascinating than science fiction. It also has the advantage of being true Picture Quote #1

Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved? Picture Quote #1

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking Picture Quote #1

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What is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas. If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish useful ideas from the worthless ones Picture Quote #1

So those who wished for some central cosmic purpose for us, or at least our world, or at least our solar system, or at least our galaxy, have been disappointed, progressively disappointed. The universe is not responsive to our ambitious expectations Picture Quote #1

Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course. Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death Picture Quote #1

We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I’m saying is, you don’t have to make stories up, you don’t have to exaggerate. There’s wonder and awe enough in the real world. Nature’s a lot better at inventing wonders than we are Picture Quote #1

There are huge advertising budgets only when there’s no difference between the products. If the products really were different, people would buy the one that’s better. Advertising teaches people not to trust their judgment. Advertising teaches people to be stupid Picture Quote #1

Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature Picture Quote #1

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We are, in a way, temporary ambulatory repositories for our nucleic acids. This does not deny our humanity; it does not prevent us from pursuing the good, the true and the beautiful. But it would be a great mistake to ignore where we have come from in our attempt to determine where we are going Picture Quote #1

We seem, these days, much more willing to recognize the perils before us than we were even a decade ago. The newly recognized dangers threaten all of us, equally. No one can say how it will turn out down here. But this is also, we may note, the first time that a species has become able to journey to the planets and the stars. Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense a stirring of the breeze Picture Quote #1

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent to the concerns of such puny creatures as we are Picture Quote #1

An atheist has to know a lot more than I know. An atheist is someone who knows there is no God. By some definitions atheism is very stupid Picture Quote #1

If a marker were to be erected today, it might read, in homage to his scientific courage: He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions Picture Quote #1

Relativity does set limits on what humans can ultimately do. But the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human aspirations Picture Quote #1

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I have... A terrible need... Shall I say the word?... Of religion. Then I go out at night and paint the stars Picture Quote #1

A googolplex is precisely as far from infinity as is the number 1... No matter what number you have in mind, infinity is larger still Picture Quote #1

Do you understand what’s going on? Not at all, he shouted back. I can almost prove this can’t be happening Picture Quote #1

History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly belong to all of us. We must not let it happen again Picture Quote #1

There is nothing inhuman about an intelligent machine; it is indeed an expression of those superb intellectual capabilities that only human beings, of all the creatures on our planet, now possess Picture Quote #1

But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine Picture Quote #1

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But down deep, at the molecular heart of life we’re essentially identical to trees Picture Quote #1

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We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands. The loom of time and space works the most astonishing transformations of matter (Carl Sagan Quotes) If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize that we were alone? (Carl Sagan Quotes) Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. And in the final tolling it often turns out that the facts are more comforting than the fantasy (Carl Sagan Quotes) I find science so much more fascinating than science fiction. It also has the advantage of being true (Carl Sagan Quotes) Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved? (Carl Sagan Quotes) I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking (Carl Sagan Quotes) What is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas. If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish useful ideas from the worthless ones (Carl Sagan Quotes) So those who wished for some central cosmic purpose for us, or at least our world, or at least our solar system, or at least our galaxy, have been disappointed, progressively disappointed. The universe is not responsive to our ambitious expectations (Carl Sagan Quotes) Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course. Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death (Carl Sagan Quotes) We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I’m saying is, you don’t have to make stories up, you don’t have to exaggerate. There’s wonder and awe enough in the real world. Nature’s a lot better at inventing wonders than we are (Carl Sagan Quotes) There are huge advertising budgets only when there’s no difference between the products. If the products really were different, people would buy the one that’s better. Advertising teaches people not to trust their judgment. Advertising teaches people to be stupid (Carl Sagan Quotes) Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature (Carl Sagan Quotes) We are, in a way, temporary ambulatory repositories for our nucleic acids. This does not deny our humanity; it does not prevent us from pursuing the good, the true and the beautiful. But it would be a great mistake to ignore where we have come from in our attempt to determine where we are going (Carl Sagan Quotes) We seem, these days, much more willing to recognize the perils before us than we were even a decade ago. The newly recognized dangers threaten all of us, equally. No one can say how it will turn out down here. But this is also, we may note, the first time that a species has become able to journey to the planets and the stars. Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense a stirring of the breeze (Carl Sagan Quotes) The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent to the concerns of such puny creatures as we are (Carl Sagan Quotes) An atheist has to know a lot more than I know. An atheist is someone who knows there is no God. By some definitions atheism is very stupid (Carl Sagan Quotes) If a marker were to be erected today, it might read, in homage to his scientific courage: He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions (Carl Sagan Quotes) Relativity does set limits on what humans can ultimately do. But the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human aspirations (Carl Sagan Quotes) I have... A terrible need... Shall I say the word?... Of religion. Then I go out at night and paint the stars (Carl Sagan Quotes) A googolplex is precisely as far from infinity as is the number 1... No matter what number you have in mind, infinity is larger still (Carl Sagan Quotes) Do you understand what’s going on? Not at all, he shouted back. I can almost prove this can’t be happening (Carl Sagan Quotes) History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly belong to all of us. We must not let it happen again (Carl Sagan Quotes) There is nothing inhuman about an intelligent machine; it is indeed an expression of those superb intellectual capabilities that only human beings, of all the creatures on our planet, now possess (Carl Sagan Quotes) But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine (Carl Sagan Quotes) But down deep, at the molecular heart of life we’re essentially identical to trees (Carl Sagan Quotes)

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