“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 shame that science hasn't been taught that way, in a long time. It's usually the fact completely devoid of any human experience or any idea of how the scientist came to that conclusion.” WayBelieveHumansLongIdeasFactsStoriesTogetherI BelieveTaughtLong TimeScientistShameSpeciesDrivenConclusionNarrativeHuman Experience Author:Ann Druyan
“As a species, we tend to lie quite a bit - to ourselves and to each other. It's a primate thing. So, a reason to go into a career in science and technology, or to learn more about these subjects, is to become a more powerful person.” PersonsReasonLyingBitsPowerfulCareersTechnologySubjectsSpeciesScience And TechnologyPrimatesPowerful Person Author:Ann Druyan
“We may be living at that moment, on the cusp, when we go from being a species that feels a kind of loneliness in the cosmos to actually one sometime in the not too distant future being able to confirm the existence of other intelligent life.” FeelsKindMayMomentsAbleExistenceLonelinessIntelligentSpeciesCosmosThat MomentIntelligent LifeCusp Author:Ann Druyan
“A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe and humans are the most important species, the supreme expression of creation.” PeopleWantNeedsBelieveHumansImportantEarthUniverseCreationExpressionEgoSpeciesSupremeCenter Of The Universe Author:Ann Druyan
“For most of the history of our species we were helpless to understand how nature works. We took every storm, drought, illness and comet personally. We created myths and spirits in an attempt to explain the patterns of nature.” SpiritSpeciesPatternsIllnessStormMythHelplessDroughtComets Author:Ann Druyan
