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    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.

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The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it

The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it

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My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

by Brian Pickrell Found in: Universe Quotes,
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In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. read more

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

by David Bohm Found in: Universe Quotes,
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God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be read more

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (ie everybody), to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.

by Neil Gaiman Found in: Universe Quotes,
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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.

by Douglas Adams Found in: Universe Quotes,
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The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes read more

The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do.

by Galileo Galilei Found in: Universe Quotes,
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Nothing is lost yet, nothing broken, and yet the cold blue word is spoken: say goodbye now to the Sun, read more

Nothing is lost yet, nothing broken, and yet the cold blue word is spoken: say goodbye now to the Sun, the days of love and leaves are done.

by R.p.t. Coffin Found in: Universe Quotes,
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That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental read more

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Universe Quotes,
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If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, read more

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Universe Quotes,
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