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… — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
We are living in a society that is totally dependent on science and high technology, and yet most of us are effectively alienated and… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
“It's not for any one generation to see the completed picture. That's the point. The picture is never completed. There is always so much… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
“Why do we separate the scientific, which is just a way of searching for the truth, from what we hold sacred, which are those… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
I believe that we are a story-driven species and that we understand how things are put together, in the context of narrative. It's a… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
The Universe revealed by science is one of far more awesome grandeur than any religion has ever posited. — Ann Druyan Copy Share
No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. — Ann Druyan Copy Share
People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
We smoked the way other American families would have wine with dinner. For us, it was our sacrament. It was something that made a… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
The greatest thing that science teaches you is the law of unintended consequences. — Ann Druyan Copy Share
For most of the history of our species we were helpless to understand how nature works. We took every storm, drought, illness and comet… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven… — Ann Druyan Copy Share
