Carl Edward Sagan quotes and words of wisdom

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

"The fact that someone says something, doesn"t mean it"s true. Doesn"t mean they"re lying, but it doesn"t mean it"s true."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"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."
Found in the topic Planet.

"We are an intelligent species and the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous."
Found in the topic Brain.

"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
Found in the topic Universe.

Interesting Quotes

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.Stephen Hawking - English cosmologist and physicist (1942 - )

In the long run, we are all dead.John Maynard Keynes - English economist (1883 - 1946)