Carl Sagan

Astronomer

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Biography

Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences.

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Quotes by Carl Sagan

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

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.

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

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.

Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.

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