“It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience.” — Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot
Tag: Carl Sagan
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“Those at too great a distance may, I am well aware, mistake ignorance for perspective.” — Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden
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“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever.” — Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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“It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” — Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
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“If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.” — Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
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“There seem to be many people who simply wish to be told an answer, any answer, and thereby avoid the burden of keeping two mutually exclusive possibilities in their heads at the same time.” — Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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“If we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have failed.” — Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience
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“Books are patient where we are slow to understand, allow us to go over the hard parts as many times as we wish, and are never critical of our lapses.” — Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
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“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, Cosmos
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“The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses.” — Carl Sagan, Broca’s Brain
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