#space

National boundaries are not evident when we view the Earth from space. Fanatical ethnic or religious or national chauvinisms are a little difficult to maintain when we see our planet as a fragile blue crescent fading to become an inconspicuous point of light against the bastion and citadel of the stars. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#astronomy #conceit #earth #folly #human-nature

The mathematicians are the priests of the modern world. ↗

— Bill Gaede

#gaede #god #mathematics #peer #physics

All what we think and know is an illusion. Nothing exists. Everything is an opinion. ↗

— Ash Vaz

#god #religion #science #space-and-cosmos #religion

We hold the future still timidly, but perceive it for the first time as a function of our own action. ↗

— J.D. Bernal

#religion #space-exploration #religion

The advertising world had space men in it before spacemen existed. ↗

— Fred Allen

#before #existed #had #men #space

I think that somebody with the resources and innovation and the idea is going to come out of nowhere and come up with a successful space travel program. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#going #i #i think #idea #innovation

Of course you don't make any noise in space, because there's no air. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#any #because #course #make #noise

I was always fascinated by science-fiction shows, shows like 'Star Trek' and 'Lost in Space.' ↗

— Michael P. Anderson

#fascinated #i #like #lost #science-fiction

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#about #approach #body #building #buildings

Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#convenience #create #culture #gaining #i