... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good. Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

Topics: Intelligence Quotes, Pleasure Quotes, Understanding Quotes

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.

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the...

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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;...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against...

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against...

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse...

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning...

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning...