CARL SAGAN'S QUOTES

[A THREAD]

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies was made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.

A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years.

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

We are like Butterflies who flutter for a day and think it's forever.

The universe is a pretty big place, if it's just us, it seems like a awful waste of space.

The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion by which deep thought can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

If you wish to create an apple pie from scratch you must first invent the universe

The universe is not required to be in the perfect harmony with human ambition.

I'm amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school kids than among college students.

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