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The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
universe is that it has never tried to contact read more
The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
universe is that it has never tried to contact us.
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and read more
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets.
I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. - On the first moonwalk, July 20, 1969.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. - On the first moonwalk, July 20, 1969.
What do I dislike about death? Must be the hours.
What do I dislike about death? Must be the hours.
The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building read more
The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building and your front yard today. They perform their cycles with the same mathematical precision, and they will continue to affect each thing on earth, including man, as long as the earth exists.
A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a
part limited in time and read more
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 personsnearest 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.
The crux is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing.
The crux is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing.
