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.

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

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You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

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,...

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...

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...

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information...

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information...

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in...

Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in...

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he...

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he...

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...

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

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...

Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, Rejection without proof is the...

Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, Rejection without proof is the...

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right...

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right...