Universe Quotes - Page 7

• We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

  Stephen Hawking

  Stars, Cheer Up, Humility

  "Der Spiegel", October 17, 1988.

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• Then we shall... be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason - for then we would know the mind of God.

  Stephen Hawking

  If There Is A God, Design, Mind

  A Brief History of Time ch. 11 (1988)

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• The universe is wider than our views of it.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Science, Views, Space

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.185, Simon and Schuster

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• I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.

  Woody Allen

  Funny, Humor, Science

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• We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.

  Charles Darwin

  Science, Law, Theory Of Evolution

  Charles Darwin (2015). “Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution”, p.21, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.

  Stephen Hawking

  People, Able, Principles

  Stephen W. Hawking (1990). “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes”, Bantam

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• The universe is an intelligence test.

  Timothy Leary

  Tests

  "Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati" by Robert Anton Wilson, (p. 170), 1997.

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• Man is a universe within himself.

  Bob Marley

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

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• Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.

  Thomas Paine

  Science, Men, Principles

  1794 TheAge of Reason, pt.1.

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• The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

  Peter De Vries

  Nature, Science, World

  Peter De Vries (2014). “Let Me Count the Ways: A Novel”, p.192, Open Road Media

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• Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.

  Alice Walker

  Inspirational, Creativity, Godly

  Alice Walker (1990). “The Temple of My Familiar”

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• Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

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• The strongest force in the universe is Compound Interest.

  Albert Einstein

  Being Yourself, Being Real, I Love Myself

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• Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor anyone in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.

  Claude Levi-Strauss

  Science, Men, Groups

  Claude Levi-Strauss (2012). “Tristes Tropiques”, p.390, Penguin

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• The universe is unfolding as it should.

  Edwin Powell Hubble

  Should, Unfolding

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• You are a child of the universe.

  Max Ehrmann

  Children

  "Desiderata" (1927)

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• Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?

  Stephen Hawking

  Fire, Breathe, Theory

  Stephen Hawking (2009). “A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes”, p.151, Random House

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• A man said to the universe: 'Sir, I exist!' 'However,' replied the universe. 'The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.

  Stephen Crane

  Funny, Men, Political

  "A man said to the universe" l. 1 (1899)

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• Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

  Abdul Kalam

  Inspirational, Dream, Being Alone

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• Whether of not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

  Max Ehrmann

  Adoption, Doubt, Should

  "Desiderata" (1927)

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• In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the world at large for everyone. We all float on the collective level of consciousness of mankind, so that any increment we add comes back to us. We all add to our common buoyancy by our efforts to benefit life. It is a scientific fact that what is good for you is good for me.

  David R. Hawkins

  Effort, Benefits, World

  David R. Hawkins “Along the Path to Enlightenment”, Hay House, Inc

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  For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

  Carl Sagan

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Carl Sagan (1997). “Contact”, p.430, Simon and Schuster

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• Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.

  E. M. Forster

  Art, Believe, Order

  1951 Two Cheers for Democracy,'Art for Art's Sake'.

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• You are what you want to become. Why search anymore? You are a wonderful manifestation. The whole universe has come together to make your existence possible. There is nothing that is not you. The kingdom of God, the Pure Land, nirvana, happiness, and liberation are all you.

  Nhat Hanh

  Happiness, Yoga, Land

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• You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

  Max Ehrmann

  Inspiring, Wisdom, Stars

  "Desiderata" (1927)

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