Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.
CS
Carl SaganCosmos, episode 11 'The Persistence of Memory' (1980)
About Carl Sagan
Astronomer and science communicator who created the television series Cosmos. (1934-1996)
More from Carl Sagan
- Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.Cosmos, episode 12 (1980)
- If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.Cosmos (1980), p. 218
- For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.Contact (1985), Chapter 24
- Science is much more than a body of knowledge. It is a way of thinking.'Why We Need To Understand Science', The Skeptical Inquirer (1990)
- In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And yet our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise.Cosmos (1980), p. 4
More quotes on learning and wisdom
- For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.Aristotle
- The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.Aristotle
- Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.Plato
- The unexamined life is not worth living for men.Socrates
- Anyone who holds a true opinion without understanding is like a blind man on the right road.Socrates
- Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.Confucius
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