Honor the extraordinary legacy of Carl Sagan on November 9 with these curated quotes, philosophical reflections, and heartfelt tributes celebrating their monumental impact on American Astronomer, Planetary Scientist, Cosmologist & Science Communicator ('Cosmos').
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”
“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know...”
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”
“The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home.”
“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”
“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers.”
“In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.”
