Short quotations about, universe - Page 3

Stephen Hawking

We are just an advanced breed of mo…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. Great short quote and quotation by: Stephen Hawking , English cosmologist and physicist (1942 – )

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We can allow satellites, planets, s…

15 Feb , 2011  

We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act. Great short quote and quotation by: Charles Darwin , English biologist (1809 – 1882)

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We do not have to visit a madhouse …

15 Feb , 2011  

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. Great short quote and quotation by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 – 1832)

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We do not have to visit a madhouse …

15 Feb , 2011  

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. Great short quote and quotation by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 – 1832)

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George F. Will

We know next to nothing about virtu…

15 Feb , 2011  

We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge. Great short quote and quotation by: George F. Will , US editor, commentator, & columnist […]

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Bernard Bailey

When they discover the center of th…

15 Feb , 2011  

When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it. Great short quote and quotation by: Bernard Bailey ,

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Carl Sagan

Who are we? We find that we live on…

15 Feb , 2011  

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Great short quote and quotation by: Carl Sagan , US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 – […]

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Herbert W. Boyer, co-founder of Genentech, Inc.

Wonder is what sets us apart from o…

15 Feb , 2011  

Wonder is what sets us apart from other life forms. No other species wonders about the meaning of existence or the complexity of the universe or themselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Herbert W. Boyer, co-founder of Genentech, Inc. , co-founder of Genentech, Inc.

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Deepak Chopra

You cannot stand anywhere in the un…

27 Apr , 2010  

You cannot stand anywhere in the universe that is outside of yourself. Great short quote and quotation by: Deepak Chopra ,

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Steve Crosby

You have to believe that the univer…

27 Apr , 2010  

You have to believe that the universe will provide. Great short quote and quotation by: Steve Crosby ,

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Daisaku Ikeda

You must not for one instant give u…

27 Apr , 2010  

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the […]

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Battaille

[F]or academic men to be happy, the…

11 Jan , 2010  

[F]or academic men to be happy, the universe would have to take shape. All of philosophy has no other goal: it is a matter of giving a frock coat to what is, a mathematical frock coat. On the other hand, affirming that the universe resembles nothing and is only formless amounts to saying that the […]

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