16 beautiful quotes by Carl Sagan. Click any quote to view, download and share it as an image.
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Carl Sagan
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reas...
“I don't want to believe. I want to know.”
“I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from th...
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred bill...
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”
“If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.”
“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”
“In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and...
“But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed a...
“The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the ...
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
“We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what...
“The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.”
“In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with Annie.[Dedication ...
