“Dogs have such short life spans, it's like a concentrated version of a human life. When they get older, they become much more like our mothers. They wait for us, watch out for us, are completely fascinated by everything we do.” HumansMotherWaitingWatchesDogVersionsHuman LifeFascinatedShort LifeLife Span Author:Caroline Knapp
“It is the hope of those who work toward the breakout from planet Earth that the establishment of permanent, self-sustaining colonies of humans off-Earth will ... make human life forever unkillable, removing it from the endangered species list, where it now stands on a fragile Earth overarmed with nuclear weapons. Second, the opening of virtually unlimited new land areas in space will reduce territorial pressures and therefore diminish warfare on Earth itself.” HumansSelfEarthSpaceForeverLandPlanetsWeaponsAreasPressureSpeciesListsNuclearOpeningPermanentHuman LifeFragileEstablishmentNuclear WeaponsWarfareUnlimitedDiminishColonyPlanet EarthSustainingTerritorialEndangered Species Author:Gerard K. O'Neill
“Mankind's journey into space, like every great voyage of discovery, will become part of our unending journey of liberation. In the limitless reaches of space, we will find liberation from tyranny, from scarcity, from ignorance and from war. We will find the means to protect this Earth and to nurture every human life, and to explore the universe. . . .This is our mission, this is our destiny.” HumansMeanWarEarthUniverseSpaceDestinyJourneyMankindIgnoranceProtectDiscoveryMissionsTyrannyLiberationHuman LifeNurtureOur DestinyLimitlessVoyagesScarcityUnendingVoyages Of Discovery Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan