Astronaut Quote by James Irwin
![“As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] dimished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this…” quote by James Irwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a4/james-irwin-74067_astronaut_as-we-got-further-and-further-away-it-th_531776.jpg)
“As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] dimished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man.”
![“It [the Earth] was breathtakingly beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale. There is no way to describe the joy of seeing the Earth. It is blue, and more beautiful than any other planet.” quote by Valentina Tereshkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/82c/valentina-tereshkova-18330_beautiful_it-the-earth-was-breathtakingly-beautifu_2153602.jpg)
