# The Sky Calls to Us If We Do Not Destroy Ourselves We Will One Day Venture to the Stars by Carl Sagan > "The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars." > **— Carl Sagan**, *1980, Cosmos* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cosmos, 1980. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Cosmos](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars." — Carl Sagan, 1980, Cosmos https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-sky-calls-destroy-ourselves-day ```