I believe that we are a story-driven species and that we understand how things are put together, in the context of narrative.… — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
For most of the history of our species we were helpless to understand how nature works. We took every storm, drought, illness… — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
As a species, we tend to lie quite a bit - to ourselves and to each other. It's a primate thing. So,… — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe… — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
We may be living at that moment, on the cusp, when we go from being a species that feels a kind of… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
The Universe revealed by science is one of far more awesome grandeur than any religion has ever posited. — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The greatest thing that science teaches you is the law of unintended consequences. — Ann Druyan Copy Share Image
