"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
Carl Sagan

"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan

"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense."
-Carl Sagan

Amen

"Carl didn't want to believe...he wanted to KNOW."
-Ann Druyan, wife

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."

"Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves."

I loved his TV series "Cosmos."

"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds."

-From Pale Blue Dot