# If We're the Only Ones It Seems Like an Awful Waste of Space by Contact > "If we're the only ones, it seems like an awful waste of space." > **— Contact**, *1997, Film dialogue / recurring idea from Carl Sagan’s story* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Film dialogue / recurring idea from Carl Sagan’s story, 1997. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Film dialogue / recurring idea from Carl Sagan’s story](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Contact_(film)) — 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/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **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/Nature|Nature]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If we're the only ones, it seems like an awful waste of space." — Contact, 1997, Film dialogue / recurring idea from Carl Sagan’s story https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-contact-ones-seems-like-awful-waste ```