“I don't think I'm the world's most die-hard sci-fi fan, but I definitely grew up watching 'Star Trek' religiously - all of them: the original, 'Next Generation,' 'Deep Space Nine,' 'Voyager.' I think sci-fi has an important place in the cinema world. Fantasy is a big part of why films actually exist.” ThinkingWorldImportantHardBigsFilmDiesNextStarsSpaceFantasyGenerationsFansGrewGrew UpOriginalsNineCinemaSci FiNext GenerationDeep Space Author:Olivia Thirlby
“Nine tenths of modern science is in this respect the same: it is the produce of men whom their contemporaries thought dreamers - who were laughed at for caring for what did not concern them - who, as the proverb went, 'walked into a well from looking at the stars' - who were believed to be useless, if anyone could be such.” IfsMenLifeWellsStarsModernProduceConcernCaringNineUselessLaughedDreamerModern Science Book:Physics and Politics: Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of Source: Physics and Politics: Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of
“But once I saw them [Jackson 5 during audition], I rushed out with my video camera to start taping them because I knew that they were something so special, mainly because of the lead singer, nine-year-old Michael Jackson. And it was just so obvious to me that he was a star.” YearsStarsSawsSpecialCamerasObviousSingersNineVideoAuditionsNine YearsVideo Cameras Author:Berry Gordy
“When I was a little kid, we only knew about our nine planets. Since then, we've downgraded Pluto but have discovered that other solar systems and stars are common. So life is probably quite prevalent.” LittlesKidsLife IsStarsCommonPlanetsNineLittle KidSolar SystemPluto Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Well first of all I was nine weeks pregnant at the time and no one knew it. So it was - it had a whole other meaning for me not just because I had to let the dress out, you know, every few days before the actual day. But, you know, because that was the, you know, more important than anything else that was going on in my life. But in terms of actually winning I think I had been nominated four or five times before then. And every one of my co-stars had won up until that point.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsWellsImportantWholeWinningStarsTermFiveFourWeekDressesNinePregnant Author:Debra Messing
“Nine planets round the sun, only one does the sun embrace. Upon this watered one, so much we take for granted; So let us sleep outside tonight, lay down in our mother's arms, for here we can rest safely ... One sweet world around a star is spinning One sweet world And in her breath I'm swimming, and here we will rest in peace.” WorldDoeMotherStarsSleepSunPlanetsSweetArmsBreathsEmbraceLaysRoundsNineGrantedTonightSwimmingSpinningRest In Peace Author:Dave Matthews
“Ninety-nine percent of girls want to be models because they believe it will mean that they are the most beautiful women in the world. They think that they will wear expensive clothes, makes loads of money, travel a lot and have a rock star for a boyfriend. This never interested me. I didn't want anyone to scream out my name. I wanted to make art, to create an image with a photographer. And yes, I wanted to get out of Clinton, Mississippi - a small town that was so closed-minded you can't even imagine.” ThinkingWorldWantBelieveMeanArtWantedBeautifulGirlNamesStarsImagineRocksClothesModelsPercentTownsClintonPhotographerNineExpensiveScreamLoadSmall TownNinetyBeautiful WomenRock StarMississippiNinety NineClosed MindedMost Beautiful Woman In The WorldExpensive Clothes Author:Crystal Renn
“Well, let's see: I started [in music] at nine and quit. Then got back to it when I was twelve. Then I became a party star. In fact, I became a party!” WellsFactsStarsPartyQuittingNineTwelve Author:Richard Manuel
“To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our Earth is not the center of the universe, but merely one of nine planets circling one of billions of stars. From biology we learned that humans were not specially created by God but evolved along with tens of millions of other species.” HumansSelfEarthUniverseStarsMillionsTaughtPlanetsSpeciesBillionsAstronomyNineDramaticBiologyTaught UsCenter Of The UniverseDramatic Change Author:Jared Diamond