Benefits Quote by Brian Cox

“Civilizaton rests on the assumption that the universe is kindly disposed towards mankind and intended for our benefit. Imagine the upheaval were it to…

— James Lovegrove

Throughout history, people have studied pure science from a desire to understand the universe rather than practical applications for commercial gain. But their discoveries…

— Stephen Hawking

The cosmical importance of this conclusion is profound and the possibilities it opens for the future very remarkable, greater in fact than any suggested…

— Francis William Aston

We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want…

— George Will

“During our brief stay on planet Earth, we owe ourselves and our descendants the opportunity to explore - in part because it's fun to…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

As we look out into the Universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked together to our benefit, it…

— Freeman Dyson

“But ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. They have craved an understanding…

— Stephen Hawking

If the purpose of the universe was to create humans then the cosmos was embarrassingly inefficient about it.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

The nature of the All moved to make the universe.

— Marcus Aurelius

One aspect of this is the way we have come during recent centuries to appreciate that the world and indeed the very universe in…

— John G. D. Clark

It is humanity's destiny to explore the universe. When we start thinking and working on that cosmic level, we will transcend our parochial differences…

— Story Musgrave

Our search for certainty rests in our attempts at understanding the history of all individual selves and all civilizations. Beyond that, there is only…

— Julian Jaynes