“If you want to know what true art is: Go outside on a clear night, wait until it gets very, very dark, then look up! You will see no rules of composition, no evidence of superior technique. Yet, you will be staring into the very face of pure, unadulterated beauty and wonder. That is the unattainable Ideal for which I must constantly strive.” IfsKnowsWantLooksArtFacesNightWaitingDarkWonderClearPureArt IsEvidenceIdealsStriveTechniqueSuperiorsStaringLook UpCompositionUnattainable Author:Derek R. Audette
“Look for the stars, you'll say that there are none; / Look up a second time, and, one by one, / You mark them twinkling out with silvery light, / And wonder how they could elude the sight!” LooksLightStarsWonderSightMarkLook UpEludeTwinkling Book:The Major Works Source: The Major Works
“The botanist looks upon the astronomer as a being unworthy of his regard; and he that is glowing great and happy by electrifying a bottle wonders how the world can be engaged by trifling prattle about war and peace.” WorldLooksWarWonderRegardEngagedLook UpComparisonBottlesUnworthyGlowingAstronomersTrifling Author:Samuel Johnson
“You cannot look up at the night sky on the Planet Earth and not wonder what it's like to be up there amongst the stars. And I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the cosmos.” LooksEarthNightStarsWonderSkyPlanetsMoonRomanticLook UpCosmosRomantic LovePlanet EarthNight SkyMost Romantic Author:Tom Hanks
“If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind.” IfsThinkingFeelsMindLooksFeelingsHeavenStarsWonderDoubtGraceCapableFlowEndureLook UpMindlessPower Of God Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“I think we all have a core that's ecstatic, that knows and that looks up in wonder. We all know that there are marvelous moments of eternity that just happen. We know them.” ThinkingKnowsLooksMomentsHappensWonderEternityCoreLook UpMarvelousEcstatic Author:Coleman Barks
“Whenever you wonder about yourself, look up at the stars swirling around in the heavens and just realize how tiny and puny they are. They're supposed to be gigantic explosions and they're just these insignificant little dots. If you step back from things far enough you realize how important and powerful you are.” IfsLooksLittlesImportantEnoughHeavenStarsRealizingPowerfulWonderStepsTinySupposed To BeLook UpAbout YourselfInsignificantExplosionsDots Author:Alan Alda
“Three and a half million years ago our ancestors - yours and mine - left these traces [indicates footprints]. We stood up and parted ways from them. Once we were standing on two feet, our eyes were no longer fixated on the ground. Now, we were free to look up and wonder.” WayYearsLooksTwoEyeThreeLeftHalfWonderMillionsFeetMinesYears AgoStandingLook UpAncestorFootprintStood Up Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson