Carl Sagan QUOTES BY CARL SAGAN Carl Sagan died in Dec 1996. When in Chennai (then Madras), during the 80's, I used to watch his TV programs on my 14" B&W TV. Freaked out then and still do. A great thinker and someone who worked tirelessly to spread a scientific temperament. I found these quotes on the net and wish to share them with my friends. A celibate clerg y is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus , they laughed at Fulton , they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. For me, it is far better to grasp the U...