It is a great tragedy that science, this wonderful process for finding out what is true, has ceded the spiritual uplift of its central revelations: the vastness of the universe, the immensity of time, the relatedness of all life, and… — 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 excluded from its workings, from the values of science, the methods of science, and the language of science. A good place to start would be for as many of us as possible to begin to understand… — 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 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 truths that inspire love and awe? Science is nothing more than a neverending search for the truth. What could be more profoundly sacred than that? I'm sure most of what we all hold dearest and cherish… — 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 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
