Quotes from the Stars
Carl Sagan
Astronomer & Astrophysicist
” We are made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself. “
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980)
” Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. “
” The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. “
Albert Einstein
Theoretical Physicist
” The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.“
” Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. “
” The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.“
Marie Curie
Physicist & Chemist
” Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.“
” I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.“
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist
” We are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, and to the rest of the universe atomically.“
” The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.“
” Recognize that the very molecules that make up your body, the atoms that construct the molecules, are traceable to the crucibles that were once the centers of high mass stars that exploded their chemically rich guts into the galaxy, enriching pristine gas clouds with the chemistry of life.“
Ada Lovelace
Mathematician & Computer Pioneer
” The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.“
” I never am really satisfied that I understand anything; because, understand it well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand.“
Richard Feynman
Theoretical Physicist
” I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.“
” Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. “
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.“