Culture Quote by Martin Rees

We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of…

— Donald Trump

Spaceflight gives us a chance to reflect on the context of our existence. We are reminded that we are human before any of our…

— Anne McClain

We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space.

— Buzz Aldrin

I'm honored to be recognized among generations of astronauts who were at the forefront of exploring our universe for the benefit of humankind.

— Ellen Ochoa

For a moment of night we have a glimpse of ourselves and of our world islanded in a stream of stars - pilgrims of…

— Henry Beston

“It is frightening to realize in full depth what it means to be a human being: that is, to realize that we are all…

— C.W. Ceram

There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who…

— Saul Bellow

“The Cosmos extends, for all practical purposes, forever. After a brief sedentary hiatus, we are resuming our ancient nomadic way of life. Our remote…

— Carl Sagan

We are living through a remarkably privileged era, when certain deep truths about the cosmos are still within reach of the human spirit of…

— Brian Greene

“Part the curtains of society’s racial, ethnic, religious, national, and cultural conflicts, and you find the human ego turning the knobs and pulling the…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“What could be more fundamental to our sense of meaning and purpose than a conception of whether the strivings of the human race over…

— Steven Pinker

My mental boundaries expanded when I viewed the Earth against a black and uninviting vacuum, yet my country's rich traditions had conditioned me to…

— Rakesh Sharma