It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes delusion grasp persist
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Carl Sagan ambitionharmonyhuman Change image and share on social
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. Carl Sagan awakebasiccitizenry Change image and share on social
I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the stars rise and set at night, or even that the Sun is a star. Carl Sagan brightclassfind Change image and share on social
The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness. Martin Seligman astonishinglyauthenticcommerce share on social
What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings. Martin Freeman beingeternalgrasp Change image and share on social
The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist. Vannevar Bush aspirationgoodman Change image and share on social