“Thank God, 50 years ago I learned that our entire business is all based on two things; a great song and a great story. Film, television, if you don't have that story, nothing else matters. You don't call anybody else or direct anybody. The same with a song. A great song can make the worst singer in the world a star.” IfsWorldYearsTwoMatterStoriesFilmSongStarsWorstTelevisionYears AgoDirectSingersTwo ThingsThank God Author:Quincy Jones
“We are made out of stardust. The iron in the hemoglobin molecules in the blood in your right hand came from a star that blew up 8 billion years ago. The iron in your left hand came from another star. We are the laws of chemistry and physics as they have played out here on Earth and we are now learning that planets are as common as stars. Most stars, as it turns out now, will have planets.” YearsMadeHandsEarthLawTurnsLeftStarsCommonBloodPlanetsYears AgoPhysicsBillionsIronChemistryMoleculesStardustLeft Hand Author:Jill Tarter
“The fact is that every atom that we're made of is part of that first explosion of a nuclear star billions of years ago. We're connected to the entire universe.” YearsFirstsMadeFactsUniverseStarsYears AgoConnectedNuclearBillionsAtomsExplosions Author:Jeanette Winterson
“All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star stuff.” YearsMadeStarsStuffBloodMaterialsRedYears AgoBillionsTeethGiantsIronGenesCarbonInteriorsMetallicCalcium Book:Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective Source: Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective
“Dogbert gazing at night sky No matter how bad the day is, the stars are always there. Dilbert Actually, many of them burned out years ago, but their light is just now reaching earth. DogbertThank you for shattering my comfortable misconception. DilbertIt's the miracle of science.” YearsMatterLightEarthScienceNightStarsSkyComfortableYears AgoAccountsMiracleReachingBurnedMisconceptionNight SkyGazingShatteringBurned OutDilbert Author:Scott Adams
“About five years ago I saw a mockingbird make a straight vertical descent from the roof gutter of a four-story building. It was an act as careless and spontaneous as the curl of a stem or the kindling of a star.” YearsStoriesStarsFiveSawsFourBuildingYears AgoFive YearsRoofStemSpontaneousCarelessDescentCurlsGuttersVerticalKindlingMockingbird Book:The Abundance Source: The Abundance
“We now live in a world both in film and television where everything is based on something. You point out, "Star Wars" was an original screenplay, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," an original screenplay, "Ghostbusters" an original screenplay, "Back to the Future." All these things that people love were original ideas many years ago.” PeopleWorldYearsIdeasWarFilmLostStarsTelevisionYears AgoOriginalsScreenplaysOriginal IdeasArkFilm And TelevisionRaiders Author:Alfred Gough