"Nothing comes out more clearly in astronomical observations than the immense activity of the universe."

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Source : Maria Mitchell (1896). “Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals”

#Observation Quotes #Universe Quotes

“We are the beginning ... We always have been. This time, let it be more than a beginning.”
“Your woe hath been my anguish; yea, I quail And perish in your perishing unblest. And I have searched the highths and depths, the scope Of all our universe, with desperate hope To find some solace for your wild unrest.”

Source : James Thomson (2011). “The City of Dreadful Night”, p.51, The Floating Press
“A computer is like a violin. You can imagine a novice trying ï¬rst a phonograph and then a violin. The latter, he says, sounds terrible. That is the argument we have heard from our humanists and most of our computer scientists. Computer programs are good, they say, for particular purposes, but they arenâ€™t ï¬‚exible. Neither is a violin, or a typewriter, until you learn how to use it.”
“Socrates said, "Those who want fewest things are nearest to the gods.”
“There is indescribable joy, deep satisfaction and an eternal purpose in dying to ourselves and living for Christ.”
“Technology has changed everything.”
“Let your intimate friends be chosen from such as are better informed than yourself.”
“A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.”

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