Hi ALL.
I came across a terrific quotation the other day, from the Carl Sagan book 'Billions and Billions' -
"The first day or so we all pointed to our countries. The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents. By the fifth day, we were aware of only one Earth."
--Astronaut Sultan bin Salman Al-Saud
What's your favourite space/astronomy/science quotation?
Regards.
Conor
2007-08-04 02:09:55 · 13 answers · asked by Conor D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
“Love is space and time measured by the heart.”
A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion”
2007-08-04 02:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
Lost in the milky way,
Smile at the empty sky
And wait for the moment
When a million chances may all collide.
"I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I'm an optimist. We will reach out to the stars."
"There are so many benefits to be derived from space exploration and exploitation; why not take what seems to me the only chance of escaping what is otherwise the sure destruction of all that humanity has struggled to achieve for 50,000 years?"
2007-08-04 05:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right? -Contact
2007-08-04 06:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by ducky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 04:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by fauntleroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm.........Let's see
1. Nothing shocks me! I am a scientist
By. Ernest Rutherford
2.Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof.
By. Ashley Montague
2007-08-04 02:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by reddevil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The skies are the part of nature that can't be retouched"
"Stars are like blessings in life; You can never count them"
=D
2007-08-04 21:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by 'Chibisuke' 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"No known roof is as beautiful as the skies above."
by Michael O'Muircheartaigh
This really touches my heart..
2007-08-04 03:03:05 · answer #7 · answered by AD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
''That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
by neil armstrong when he landed on the moon
2007-08-04 03:01:45 · answer #8 · answered by facebook rocks ! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Not only is the universe a strange thing, it is stranger than you imagine it to be.'
2007-08-07 03:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
space is BIG,VERY BIG,Douglas Adam's
2007-08-04 04:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by Spsipath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋