The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent to the concerns of such puny creatures as we are.
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
Carl Edward Sagan (; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary...
Matter is composed chiefly of nothing.
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
With insufficient data it is easy to go wrong.
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
—Laura Wiess in Leftovers