Quote by Carl Sagan

There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question.

There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased qu

Summary

This quote emphasizes the inherent value of asking questions, regardless of their nature or how they are formulated. It suggests that although some questions may appear simple, repetitive, or poorly framed, they all stem from a genuine desire to gain knowledge and comprehend the complexities of the world. It asserts that there are no foolish or dumb questions because inquiry and curiosity are essential for growth and understanding. Ultimately, the quote encourages a mindset of embracing and valuing questions as valuable tools for learning and discovery.

By Carl Sagan

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Soon is the struggle past, and to the earth,To the eternal s

Soon is the struggle past, and to the earth,To the eternal sun, I render backThese atoms, joined in me for pain and pleasure.

Friedrich von Schiller, Maid of

Death

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

General Robert E. Lee

Last Words

Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound prin

Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined with the gift of faith and enkindled with the desire of forwarding a good cause. For this end it is necessary to take an active part in the various organizations and influence them from within. And since our present age is one of outstanding scientific and technical progress and excellence, one will not be able to enter these organizations and work effectively from within unless he is scientifically competent, technically capable and skilled in the practice of his own profession.

Pope John XXIII

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stro

Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or of love, now repeated and hardened into usage

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Manners

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.

Happiness

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Hope

That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a th

That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it.

Money

Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Violence Nonviolence

Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you c

Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn't get anyone else to listen to.

Franklin Pierce Adams

Confidence

Search for beauty without features, something deeper than an

Search for beauty without features, something deeper than any signs.

Francesca da Rimini

Beauty

You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so throu

You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed.

Wisdom Life Love

A Parliament is that to the Commonwealth which the soul is t

A Parliament is that to the Commonwealth which the soul is to the body. It behooves us therefore to keep the facility of that soul from distemper.

Parliament