Space Quotes

"In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the earth's mobility."

Nicolaus Copernicus

"Even these stars, which seem so numerous, are as sand, as dust – or less than dust – in the enormity of the space in which there is nothing."

Carl Sagan

"The boundary between space and the earth is purely arbitrary. And I'll probably always be interested in this planet – it's my favorite."

Carl Sagan

"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."

Tom Hanks

"At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still you get the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space."

Natalie Wood

"Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars."

Bette Davis

"I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel."

E. B. White

"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"

"We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if it hadn't been for space exploration and NASA."

James Lovelock

"Any astronaut can tell you you've got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can to take care of it."

Sylvia Earle

"Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big."

Peter Diamandis

"It takes a planet to explore the universe."

Dylan Taylor

"If you don't have an exploration program where you're exploring your world here on Earth, underwater, and in space, then you're wearing blinders and handicapping yourself."

Gwynne Shotwell

"I believe that the future of humans, and the future of Earth, depends on space exploration. It's a planet-wide problem. International cooperation is crucial."

John M. Grunsfeld

"The James Webb Space Telescope was specifically designed to see the first stars and galaxies that were formed in the universe."

John M. Grunsfeld

"Because of technologies from space exploration, we can begin to understand our world's origins, and our lives are improving."

Emily Calandrelli

"The thing that really draws me and excites me about the future is the opportunity to be a part of kindling America's passion for aerospace and space."

Victor J. Glover

"We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult."

Alan Bean

"When you launch in a rocket, you're not really flying that rocket. You're just sort of hanging on."

Michael P. Anderson

"As an astronaut, especially during launch, half of the risk of a six-month flight is in the first nine minutes."

Chris Hadfield

"Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other."

Sojourner Truth

"You get this overview effect where you realize how small we are and how fragile our planet is and how we're really all in it together."

Anne McClain

"I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them."

Sally Ride

"I think the universe is pure geometry – basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time."

Antony Garrett Lisi

"Why is there space rather than no space? Why is space three-dimensional? Why is space big? We're still exploring them."

Leonard Susskind