Space Quotes

"When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system."

"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact."

"The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."

"The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter."

"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever."

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

"If you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?"

"If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out."

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew."

"It takes a planet to explore the universe."

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."

"Modern science says: 'The sun is the past, the earth is the present, the moon is the future.' From an incandescent mass we have originated, and into a frozen mass we shall turn. Merciless is the law of nature, and rapidly and irresistibly we are drawn to our doom."

"It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract."

"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me."

"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people."

"I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet."

"For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions."

"There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition."

"The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel."

"The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to."

"Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering."

"Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space."

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

"I see Earth! It is so beautiful!"

"The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller."

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

"What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous."

"Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!"

"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards."