Quotes about Awareness
Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science. The early warnings about technological dangers also come from science.
— Carl Sagan
Are we willing to tolerate ignorance and complacency in matters that affect the entire human family?
— Carl Sagan
We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
— Carl Sagan
We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves.
— Carl Sagan
Wisdom lies in understanding our limitations. 'For Man is a giddy thing,' teaches William Shakespeare.
— Carl Sagan
Some people might kill it." "It's hard to kill a creature once it lets you see its consciousness." He continued to carry both twig and larva.
— Carl Sagan
Would you say, "Billy, be home by the time the Earth has rotated enough so as to occult the Sun below the local horizon"? Billy would be long gone before you're finished.
— Carl Sagan
We are, you and I, at least one of the ways that the Universe knows itself
— Carl Sagan
With the practice of intentional gratitude, there is no time for regrets about the past, or worries about the future. There is only thankfulness for the here and now.
— Terri Blackstock
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The kingdom of God is available to you in the here and the now. But the question is whether you are available to the kingdom. Our practice is to make ourselves ready for the kingdom so that it can manifest in the here and the now. You don't need to die in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. In fact, you have to be truly alive in order to do so.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
— Thich Nhat Hanh