Carl Sagan Quotes

Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.

Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.

The future isn't just a place you'll go. It's a place you will invent.

Imagination - that's the future for us.

You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'

Some men see things as they are and say “Why?” I dream things that never were and say, “Why not?”

Without imagination, I don't think there's any progress.

Creating a future requires a profound and yes, unrealistic, vision of what is possible. But it is fantasy and wonder that drive technology and innovation.

Everything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination.

The world would never amount to a hill of beans if people didn't use their imaginations to think of the impossible.

The immediate future of man lies in the imagination and in seeking the dimension where the imagination can be expressed.

What is now proved was once only imagined.

An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better.

An interest in ideas is a sign of human life. People are fascinated by what the future is going to be - and the future is going to be an accumulation of ideas.

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world

The essence of creativity is to look beyond where you can actually see. I don't want to dwell in same place too long.

Creating the future is incredibly exciting. When you talk about ideas and creativity, it's really about having that vision in your mind of how the world could be better, of how it could be a brighter place.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.

Let's go invent tomorrow...

We need men who can dream of things that never were.

Dreaming is one of humanity’s greatest gifts; it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.