Carl Sagan Quotes

Carl Sagan Quotes.

It's been said that astronomy is a humbling and, I migh

It’s been said that astronomy is a humbling and, I might add, a character-building experience.
Carl Sagan
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
We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
Carl Sagan
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
Carl Sagan
We are the representatives of the cosmos; we are an example of what hydrogen atoms can do, given 15 billion years of cosmic evolution.
Carl Sagan
When you make the finding yourself – even if you’re the last person on Earth to see the light – you’ll never forget it.
Carl Sagan
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Carl Sagan
Frederick Douglas taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.
Carl Sagan
Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
Carl Sagan
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
Carl Sagan
I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the stars rise and set at night, or even that the Sun is a star.
Carl Sagan
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
The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel v

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
Carl Sagan
The boundary between space and the earth is purely arbitrary. And I’ll probably always be interested in this planet – it’s my favorite.
Carl Sagan