Astronomy Quote by Carl Sagan

“At the very moment that humans discovered the scale of the universe and found that their most unconstrained fancies were in fact dwarfed by…

— Carl Sagan

Indeed, the night sky is the part of our environment that's been common to all cultures throughout human history. All have gazed up at…

— Martin Rees

“But if a man be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experiences when one is young. The sky was so bright, and there were…

— Anonymous

The most universally awesome experience that mankind knows is to stand alone on a clear night and look at the stars. It was God…

— J. I. Packer

Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and…

— Carl Sagan

“Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that…

— Paul Hawken

Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that…

— Anonymous

“To me, there's nothing quite like a beautiful night sky to put everything into perspective and focus. It clears the mind. It's comforting to…

— Dave Webb

“In the distant past, Muslim doctors advised nervous people to look up at the sky. Forget the tight earth. Imagine that the sky, all…

— Leila Aboulela

“At night, when human discords and harmonies are hushed, . . . there is nothing to moderate the blow with which the infinitely great,…

— Thomas Hardy

“The evening sky was sprinkled with stars ...”

— Joanne Owen