sagan Quotes

“I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.”

“Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.”

“To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.”

“A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.”

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.”

“Art must take reality by surprise.”

“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”

“Marriage? It's like asparagus eaten with vinaigrette or hollandaise, a matter of taste but of no importance.”

“A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.”

“You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine.”