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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.
The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to
admit that there is some excellent and read more
The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to
admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who
deserves the respect and homage of men.
May my soul bloom in love for all existence.
May my soul bloom in love for all existence.
A universe that came from nothing in the big bang will disappear into nothing at the big crunch. Its glorious read more
A universe that came from nothing in the big bang will disappear into nothing at the big crunch. Its glorious few zillion years of existence not even a memory.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, read more
The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty and bloody-mindedness.
Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something read more
Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.
Anyone informed that the universe is expanding and contracting in pulsations of eighty billion years has a right to ask, read more
Anyone informed that the universe is expanding and contracting in pulsations of eighty billion years has a right to ask, "What's in it for me?"
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.
