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The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it
The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it
In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one read more
In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one of those things which happen from time to time.
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.
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
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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.
What do I dislike about death? Must be the hours.
What do I dislike about death? Must be the hours.
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.
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.
