Ancient Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson

“the astronomy embodied in Stonehenge is not fundamentally deeper than what can be discovered with a stick in the ground. Perhaps these ancient observatories…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Implicitly or explicitly, the rhythms of our lives, the movement from season to season, the patterns of the winds, and the pulse of the…

— Ray A. Williamson

For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom…

— John Calvin

“Since before even the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians, human beings used the stars and seasons to track time and record their most important moments.…

— Sam Kean

Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and…

— Carl Sagan

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

— Richard Dawkins

Astronomers are pure of heart and appealingly puerile. They look into the midnight sky and ask big questions, just as we did when we…

— Natalie Angier

It is indeed immensely picturesque. I can fancy sitting all a summer's day watching its shadows shorten and lengthen again, and drawing a delicious…

— Henry James

I cannot agree with any astronomer who insists that all of these things are mirages, planets, clouds, or illusions. The majority of the people…

— Morris K. Jessup

What satellites help to show us is we've actually only found a fraction of a percent of ancient settlements and sites all over the…

— Sarah Parcak

It has always irked me as improper that there are still so many people for whom the sky is no more than a mass…

— M. C. Escher

“Things are so convenient for us these days, our perceptions are probably that much duller. Even if its the same moon hanging in the…

— Haruki Murakami