"The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons."

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Source : Edwin Powell Hubble (1936). “The Realm of the Nebulæ”

Edwin Powell Hubble

#Horizon Quotes #Astronomy Quotes

“Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.”
“People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart.”
“If you want to survive in this world, you need to stop asking why people work together, and just start working together.”
“You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.”
“Through all he said, even through his appalling sentimentality, I was reminded of something-an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words, that I heard somewhere a long time ago. For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. But they made no sound and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever.”
“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.”
“I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thing. I don't need the approval of people. I don't need people to think I'm intelligent. And I'm not that intelligent.”
“Great genetics are not necessarily a precursor for success in the game. Brazilian Legend PelÃ© has often said that soccer stars are not born. Without proper soccer training a player will never reach his full potential. It is true that great speed would benefit someone who plays as a winger but would not be as useful for a goalkeeper. The greatest advantage of soccer is that it is not as discriminating as basketball or volleyball. There are no limitations when it comes to physique and it all comes down to individual soccer skills.”

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