Cosmology does, I think, affect the way that we perceive humanity's role in nature. One thing we've learnt from astronomy is that… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Astronomers say the universe is finite, which is a comforting thought for those people who can't remember where they leave things. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
How quickly do we grow accustomed to wonders. I am reminded of the Isaac Asimov story Nightfall, about the planet where the… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance , the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe are challenged by this point… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The strongest affection and utmost zeal should, I think, promote the studies concerned with the most beautiful objects, most deserving to be… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known. — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, “This is better than we thought! The Universe… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
