I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of...

A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of...

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum...

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum...

For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we...

The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who...

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who...

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not...

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

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

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

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

My only books were woman's looks, and folly's all they've taught me.

My only books were woman's looks, and folly's all they've taught me.

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled,...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled,...