Wisdom Quote by Carl Sagan — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If we are merely matter intricately assembled, is this really demeaning? If there's nothing here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?”

“Christianity may be good and Satanism evil. Under the Constitution, however, both are neutral. This is an important, but difficult, concept for many law enforcement officers to accept. They are paid to uphold the penal code, not the Ten Commandments … The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.”

“I'm frequently asked, "Do you believe there's extraterrestrial intelligence?" I give the standard arguments- there are a lot of places out there, the molecules of life are everywhere, I use the word billions, and so on. Then I say it would be astonishing to me if there weren't extraterrestrial intelligence, but of course there is as yet no compelling evidence for it.”

“I think the discomfort that some people feel in going to the monkey cages at the zoo is a warning sign.”

“The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard, who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God,' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity.”

“I tended to hate people that hit me in the head without warning.”

“God knows everything we need to know, so let God be God and let it all go.”

“Doctors, professors, and scientists were unknowingly assimilating incorrect or half-true information in order to regurgitate it to the populace. Because the populace held these professions in the highest regard, their disseminated information was believed as if it was coming out of the mouth of gods.”

“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius.”

“That was courage, Keller thought. Not doing something without being afraid, but doing something even though you were afraid.”

“I am well practiced in avoidance and indifference though the hollowness in my soul resents her absence; I wear the mask I must.”