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


Dr. Carl Sagan

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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
CARL SAGAN
The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matc...
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Some information is classified legitimately; as with military hardware, secrecy sometimes really is ...
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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy
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You probably don't need more weapons than what's required to destroy every city on earth. Th...
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The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may...
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Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever t...
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps pr...
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What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on whic...
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You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on ...
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It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fift...
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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We are star stuff harvesting sunlight.
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Those afraid of the universe as it really is, those who pretend to nonexistent knowledge and envisio...
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my positio...
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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity...
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowe...
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One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years....
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It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fif...
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In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bil...
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If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe...
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It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most sk...
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We are the representatives of the cosmos; we are an example of what hydrogen atoms can do, given 15 ...
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Are we an exceptionally unlikely accident or is the universe brimming over with intelligence? (It's)...
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When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - ...
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We start out a million years ago in a small community on some grassy plain; we hunt animals, have ch...
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Black holes may be apertures to elsewhen. Were we to plunge down a black hole, we would re-emerge, i...
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It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.
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The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all ...
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I don't want to believe. I want to know.
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my positio...
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You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such...
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