Sagan Quotes

You think I would've shot it if he didn't draw it up? - DeSagana Diop

You have to know the past to understand the present. - Dr Carl Sagan

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe. - Dr Carl Sagan

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary. - F. Sagan

Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism. - Carl Sagan

Who will speak for Planet Earth? - Dr. Carl Sagan

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it mean to be human? Are we capable, if need be, of fundamental change, or do the dead hands of forgotten ancestors impel us in some direction, indiscriminately for good or ill, and beyond our control? Can we alter our character? Can we improve our societies? Can we leave our children a world better than the one that was left to us? Can we free them from the demons that torment us and haunt our civilization? In the long run, are we wise enough to know what changes to make? Can we be trusted with our own future? - Dr. Carl Sagan

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. - Dr. Carl Sagan

When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you never forget it. - Dr. Carl Sagan

When you don't play, man, it's tough. I had some time when I hated the game. I couldn't wait until the season was over. Now, it's like, 'Wow, the playoffs!' I'm excited, even coming to practice. - DeSagana Diop