Advent Quote by James Henry Breasted

We are the first generation of human beings to have substantial insights into the origin of our cosmos and of human life in it.

— Arthur Peacocke

We on Earth have just awakened to the great oceans of space and time from which we have emerged. We are the legacy of…

— Carl Sagan

“There is always a possibility that a higher civilization in the universe could visit the Earth and destroy our civilization, or on the contrary,…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

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

We stand on a great threshold in the human history of space exploration. If life is prevalent in our neighborhood of the galaxy, it…

— Sara Seager

Our present urgency is to recover a sense of the primacy of the Universe as our fundamental context, and the primacy of the Earth…

— Thomas Berry

Yet as human beings we have to accept-with humility-that the question of ultimate origins will always remain with us, no matter how deeply we…

— Anonymous

The equation of evolution with progress represents our strongest cultural impediment to a proper understanding of this greatest biological revolution in the history of…

— Stephen Jay Gould

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

The universe, the solar system, and planet earth in themselves and in their evolutionary emergence constitute for the human community the primary revelation of…

— Thomas Berry

The only hope for developing a new civilization is to accept responsibility for improving our lives through knowledge, understanding, and a deeper comprehension of…

— Jacque Fresco

We're the first technology-creating species. We use technology to extend our reach. We didn't stay in the caves, and we haven't stayed on the…

— Jason Silva