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Carl Sagan Quotes

Ask courageous questions. Do not be satisfied with superficial answers. Be open to wonder and at the same time subject all claims to knowledge, without exception, to intense skeptical scrutiny. Be aware of human fallibility. Cherish your species and your planet Picture Quote #1

What distinguishes our species is thought. The cerebral cortex is in a way a liberation. We need no longer be trapped in the genetically inherited behavior patterns of lizards and baboons: territoriality and aggression and dominance hierarchies. We are each of us largely responsible for what gets put in to our brains. For what as adults we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain we can change ourselves. Think of the possibilities Picture Quote #1

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science Picture Quote #1

If we long for our planet to be important, there is something we can do about it. We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers Picture Quote #1

Humans are good, she knew, at discerning subtle patterns that are really there, but equally so at imagining them when they are altogether absent Picture Quote #1

If we like them, they’re freedom fighters, she thought. If we don’t like them, they’re terrorists. In the unlikely case we can’t make up our minds, they’re temporarily only guerrillas Picture Quote #1

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She too had found the experience transforming. How could she not? A demon had been exorcised. Several. And just when she felt more capable of love than she had ever been, she found herself alone Picture Quote #1

For the first time, we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves. This is a time of great danger, but our species is young, and curious, and brave. It shows much promise Picture Quote #1

Every thinking person fears nuclear war and every technological nation plans for it. Everyone knows it’s madness, and every country has an excuse Picture Quote #1

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me Picture Quote #1

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out Picture Quote #1

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism Picture Quote #1

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I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students Picture Quote #1

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits? Picture Quote #1

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense Picture Quote #1

In the fabric of space and in the nature of matter, as in a great work of art, there is, written small, the artist’s signature Picture Quote #1

Humans are very good at dreaming, although you’d never know it from your television Picture Quote #1

You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep seated need to believe Picture Quote #1

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The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars Picture Quote #1

Modern science has been a voyage into the unknown, with a lesson in humility waiting at every stop. Many passengers would rather have stayed home Picture Quote #1

What counts is not what sounds plausible, not what we would like to believe, not what one or two witnesses claim, but only what is supported by hard evidence rigorously and skeptically examined. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence Picture Quote #1

If the greenhouse effect is a blanket in which we wrap ourselves to keep warm, nuclear winter kicks the blanket off Picture Quote #1

As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky Picture Quote #1

For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood Picture Quote #1

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Nature does not always conform to our predispositions and preferences, to what we deem comfortable and easy to understand Picture Quote #1

The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science Picture Quote #1

Human history can be viewed as a slowly dawning awareness that we are members of a larger group Picture Quote #1

Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away Picture Quote #1

What began in deadly competition has helped us to see that global cooperation is the essential precondition for our survival. Travel is broadening. It’s time to hit the road again Picture Quote #1

I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas Picture Quote #1

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Ask courageous questions. Do not be satisfied with superficial answers. Be open to wonder and at the same time subject all claims to knowledge, without exception, to intense skeptical scrutiny. Be aware of human fallibility. Cherish your species and your planet (Carl Sagan Quotes) What distinguishes our species is thought. The cerebral cortex is in a way a liberation. We need no longer be trapped in the genetically inherited behavior patterns of lizards and baboons: territoriality and aggression and dominance hierarchies. We are each of us largely responsible for what gets put in to our brains. For what as adults we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain we can change ourselves. Think of the possibilities (Carl Sagan Quotes) The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science (Carl Sagan Quotes) If we long for our planet to be important, there is something we can do about it. We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers (Carl Sagan Quotes) Humans are good, she knew, at discerning subtle patterns that are really there, but equally so at imagining them when they are altogether absent (Carl Sagan Quotes) If we like them, they’re freedom fighters, she thought. If we don’t like them, they’re terrorists. In the unlikely case we can’t make up our minds, they’re temporarily only guerrillas (Carl Sagan Quotes) She too had found the experience transforming. How could she not? A demon had been exorcised. Several. And just when she felt more capable of love than she had ever been, she found herself alone (Carl Sagan Quotes) For the first time, we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves. This is a time of great danger, but our species is young, and curious, and brave. It shows much promise (Carl Sagan Quotes) Every thinking person fears nuclear war and every technological nation plans for it. Everyone knows it’s madness, and every country has an excuse (Carl Sagan Quotes) I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me (Carl Sagan Quotes) Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out (Carl Sagan Quotes) A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism (Carl Sagan Quotes) I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students (Carl Sagan Quotes) If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits? (Carl Sagan Quotes) Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense (Carl Sagan Quotes) In the fabric of space and in the nature of matter, as in a great work of art, there is, written small, the artist’s signature (Carl Sagan Quotes) Humans are very good at dreaming, although you’d never know it from your television (Carl Sagan Quotes) You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep seated need to believe (Carl Sagan Quotes) The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars (Carl Sagan Quotes) Modern science has been a voyage into the unknown, with a lesson in humility waiting at every stop. Many passengers would rather have stayed home (Carl Sagan Quotes) What counts is not what sounds plausible, not what we would like to believe, not what one or two witnesses claim, but only what is supported by hard evidence rigorously and skeptically examined. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (Carl Sagan Quotes) If the greenhouse effect is a blanket in which we wrap ourselves to keep warm, nuclear winter kicks the blanket off (Carl Sagan Quotes) As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky (Carl Sagan Quotes) For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood (Carl Sagan Quotes) Nature does not always conform to our predispositions and preferences, to what we deem comfortable and easy to understand (Carl Sagan Quotes) The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science (Carl Sagan Quotes) Human history can be viewed as a slowly dawning awareness that we are members of a larger group (Carl Sagan Quotes) Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away (Carl Sagan Quotes) What began in deadly competition has helped us to see that global cooperation is the essential precondition for our survival. Travel is broadening. It’s time to hit the road again (Carl Sagan Quotes) I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas (Carl Sagan Quotes)

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