“People actually occupy around 3 per cent of the earth's land surface. If 1,200 square feet was given to every person in the world, they would still all fit into an area the size of Texas - whether the Texans would object is an altogether different issue!” PeopleIfsWorldPersonsStillsDifferentEarthGivenIssuesFeetLandObjectsFitAreasSizeSurfaceTexasSquaresCentsTexan Author:Michael Coren
“The shadow of a cornstalk on the ground is lovely, but it is no denial of its loveliness to see as one looks on it that it is telling the time of day, the position of the earth and the sun, the size of our planet and its shape, and perhaps even the length of its life and ours among the stars.” LooksEarthStarsSunPositionPlanetsShapesShadowSizeLovelyDenialLengthOur PlanetLovelinessTime Of Day Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller
“From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky.” EarthBlackFourSkyMoonDistanceSizeBrilliantJewelsVelvetFull Moon Author:Buzz Aldrin
“I know animals more gallant than the African warthog, but none more courageous. He is the peasant of the plains - the drab and dowdy digger in the earth. He is the uncomely but intrepid defender of family, home, and bourgeois convention, and he will fight anything of any size that intrudes upon his smug existence. ... His eyes are small and lightless and capable of but one expression - suspicion. What he does not understand, he suspects, and what he suspects, he fights.” KnowsDoeHomeEyeEarthFightingAnimalExistenceExpressionCapableSizeHis EyesCourageousSuspectsConventionsSuspicionPeasantsBourgeoisDefendersGallantFamily Home Book:West with the Night Source: West with the Night