"But to carve the Grand Canyon, Earth required millions of years. To excavate Meteor Crater, the universe, using a sixty-thousand-ton asteroid traveling upward of twenty miles per second, required a fraction of a second. No offense to Grand Canyon lovers, but for my money, Meteor Crater is the most amazing natural landmark in the world."

-- Neil deGrasse Tyson

#Years Quotes #World Quotes #Earth Quotes

“America remembers. On this 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation honors those who were lost.”
“Justice wields an erratic sword, grants mercy to fortunate few. Yet if man doesn't fight for her, 'tis chaos he's left to.”
“I feel very strongly when there's no chance for me to find a key to a piece.”
“You know what I hate? Indian givers... no, I take that back.”
“A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.”
“Losing the future is the best thing that ever happened to me.”
“The paths to liberation are numerous, but the bank along the way is always the same, the Bank of Karma, where the liberation account of each of us is credited or debited depending on our actions.”
“Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.”

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