Astronomy Quote by Edwin Powell Hubble

Astronomy is not the apex of science or of invention. But it is a test of the cast of temperament and mind that underlies…

— Jacob Bronowski

I knew that even if I were second or third rate, it was astronomy that mattered.

— Edwin Powell Hubble

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

It's not just being called to the ministry that counts.

— James Green Somerville

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

— Brian May

No one working as an astronomer is shackled in chains. This is a tremendous profession. There are lots of neat people, and you get…

— Alan Stern

I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

— Joshua Lederberg

“Astronomy is, not without reason, regarded, by mankind, as the sublimest of the natural sciences. Its objects so frequently visible, and therefore familiar, being…

— Benjamin Silliman

My whole entry into astronomy started from a spiritual place.

— Carolyn Porco

...for a long time I wanted to become a theologian... now, however, behold how through my efforts God is being debated in astronomy.

— Johannes Kepler

I've known from long ago that the universe was calling me. If you were one of those annoying adults that said, 'Oh, what are…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.

— Richard Dawkins