"If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon."

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Source : Galileo Galilei, Andrea Frova, Mariapiera Marenzana (2006). “Thus Spoke Galileo: The Great Scientist's Ideas and Their Relevance to the Present Day”, p.201, Oxford University Press

Galileo Galilei

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“What I love about the 'Alien' franchise is I would do all kinds of films - dramas, comedies, whatever - and every now and then I'd be in this science fiction blockbuster that would re-introduce the character and me to a lot of audiences around the world and allow me to go back and do the smaller films again, so it was really a good balance for me.”
“Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle.”

Source : Jessica Livingston (2008). “Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days”, p.17, Apress
“All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist.”
“The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. Its cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there. Its not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.”
“Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history.”
“Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.”
“Comedy comes from conflict, from hatred.”
“To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat.”

Source : "Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers". Book by Ed Sikov, 1999.

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