Control Quote by Donald A. Wollheim

Gravity may put the planets into motion, but without the divine Power, it could never put them into such a circulating motion as they…

— Isaac Newton

Astronautics, strictly speaking, will be concerned with voyages to other stars. Remarkably enough, to achieve such feats, we might not even have to leave…

— Fritz Zwicky

One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there…

— Enrico Fermi

The solar system is off center and consequently man is too ...

— Harlow Shapley

Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System.

— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Economists are always recommending the elimination of this or that market imperfection ... no astrophysicist recommends the elimination of planets that he does not like.

— Lester Thurow

For the first time in history, we have the chance to change the path of a celestial body. Let's realize what we're talking about…

— Rusty Schweickart

We would oppose the turning of the planet and refuse the setting of the sun.

— Dave Eggers

One thing that I find very unmotivating is the kind of Plan B argument: when Earth gets destroyed, you want to be somewhere else.…

— Jeff Bezos

If we knew exactly what to expect throughout the Solar System, we would have no reason to explore it.

— Poul Anderson

The New York Times' was enigmatic: 'Some unimaginable gravitational force is pulling our entire galaxy in the opposite direction.' End of article. If you…

— Dwight Schultz

Damn the Solar System. Bad light; planets too distant; pestered with comets; feeble contrivance; could make a better myself.

— Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey