“In my work I try to reach and speak to that innocence, showing it the fun and joy of living; showing it that laughter is healthy; showing it that the human species, although happily ridiculous at times, is still reaching for the stars.” TryingHumansChildrenStillsSometimesJoySpeakFunStarsHealthyLaughterSpeciesRidiculousInnocenceReachingHuman SpeciesJoy Of LivingReaching For The StarsDisney Animation Author:Walt Disney
“The human species, although happily ridiculous at times, is still reaching for the stars.” HumansStillsStarsSpeciesRidiculousReachingHuman SpeciesReaching For The StarsDisney Animation Author:Walt Disney
“"I think I know the real reason." "Which is?" "Alcohol in the dust clouds. Goddamn stuff is everywhere. Any lousy species ever invents the telescope and the spectroscope and starts looking in between the stars, what do they find?" He knocked the glass on the table. "Loads of stuff, but much of it alcohol." He drank from the glass. "Humanoids are the galaxy's way of trying to get rid of all that alcohol."” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingRealReasonStarsStuffTablesSpeciesCloudsGlassesAlcoholDustLoadGalaxyDrankTelescopes Author:Iain Banks
“It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars.” TwoWholeCareStarsSpeciesRangeJust OneBiodiversityEnvironmental Stewardship Author:David Attenborough
“It has been asserted that there is a separate species on the earth to correspond with each one of the stars. Now if the earth provides in each species a focus for the action of each star, why may not a similar provision be made among other heavenly bodies that are subject to the action of their fellows?” IfsMayHas BeensMadeBodyActionEarthStarsFocusSubjectsFellowsSpeciesHeavenlyProvisionHeavenly Bodies Author:Nicholas of Cusa
“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