Ann Druyan Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ann Druyan.

Ann Druyan is an American writer, producer, and science communicator. Born on June 13, 1949, she is best known for co-creating the television show "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan, whom she later married. Druyan has contributed to numerous scientific projects, including the development of the Voyager Golden Record, a time capsule of humanity's achievements that was launched aboard the Voyager spacecrafts. She has also written several books on science and the universe, and continues to be an advocate for science education and exploration.

And what greater might do we possess as human beings than ou

And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn?

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People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up

People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great romance of life. I say that's completely opposite of the truth.

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If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a pal

If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic.

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The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an i

The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. The choices we are asked to make become increasingly complex. They require the longer-term thinking and greater tolerance for ambiguity that science fosters. The new economy is predicated on a continuous pipeline of scientific and technological innovation. It can not exist without workers and consumers who are mathematically and scientifically literate.

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It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to a

It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that, the most powerful tool at his disposal, was the scientific method, which over time winnows out deception. It can't give you absolute truth because science is a permanent revolution, always subject to revision, but it can give you successive approximations of reality.

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All of science to me, everything that we have learned, is im

All of science to me, everything that we have learned, is important to the extent that it brings us to our senses.

Ten long trips around the sun since I last saw that smile, b

Ten long trips around the sun since I last saw that smile, but only joy and thankfulness that on a tiny world in the vastness, for a couple of moments in the immensity of time, we were one.

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My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from

My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together.

I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that

I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science.

Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned

Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned around the world for an end to the production of weapons of mass destruction. To him it was a perversion of science.