" I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true. "

Carl Sagan US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" 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 US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the Universe. "

Carl Sagan US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. "

Carl Sagan US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. "

Carl Sagan, Cosmos US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. "

Carl Sagan US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. "

Carl Sagan US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" 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? "

Carl Sagan US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

" A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. "

Carl Sagan, “Contact” US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – 1996)

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