Mars Quotes

410 quotes by 281 authors

The present inhabitation of Mars be a race superior to ours is very probable. — Camille Flammarion
It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights. It is quite possible we may have formed entirely erroneous ideas… — Edward E. Barnard
Speculation has been singularly fruitful as to what these markings on our next to nearest neighbor in space may mean. Each astronomer holds a different… — Percival Lowell
Are physical forces alone at work there, or has evolution begotten something more complex, something not akin to what we know on Earth as life?… — Percival Lowell
Irrigation, unscientifically conducted, would not give us such truly wonderful mathematical fitness [as we observe in the Martian canals]. . . . A mind of… — Percival Lowell
Mars, therefore, is not only uninhabited by intelligent beings such as Mr. Lowell postulates, but is absolutely uninhabitable. — Alfred Russel Wallace
There are celestial sights more dazzling, spectacles that inspire more awe, but to the thoughtful observer who is privileged to see them well, there is… — Percival Lowell
The logistic requirements for a large, elaborate mission to Mars are no greater that those for a minor military operation extending over a limited theatre… — Wernher von Braun
In 1492 Columbus knew less about the far Atlantic than we do about the heavens, yet he chose not to sail with a flotilla of… — Wernher von Braun
Today we haved touched Mars. There is life on Mars, and it us us-extensions of our eyes in all directions, extensions of our mind, extensions… — Ray Bradbury
We have concluded that the rocks here were once soaked in liquid water. It changed their texture, and it changed their chemistry. We've been able… — Steve Squyres
We are all . . . children of this universe. Not just Earth, or Mars, or this system, but the whole grand fireworks. And if… — Ray Bradbury
It was obvious to me that we could never colonize Mars without reusability, any more than America would have been colonized if they had to… — Elon Musk
The first human beings to land on Mars should not come back to Earth. They should be the beginning of a build-up of a colony/settlement,… — Buzz Aldrin
It might be helpful to realize, that very probably the parents of the first native born Martians are alive today. — Harrison Schmitt
Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here. — Isaac Watts
Sex keeps me in shape. I don't diet, I eat what I like. I love Mars bars and I smoke and drink. But I love… — Lisa S.
I would say that failure to terraform Mars constitutes failure to live up to our human nature and a betrayal of our responsibility as members… — Robert Zubrin
The White Mars [project] is a bold move that will add significantly to our understanding of how to deal with the challenge of human exploration… — Robert Zubrin
There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to… — William Ralph Inge

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