Over 40,000 Famous Quotes Sorted By Topic and Author

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

If there is nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe.

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. - On the first moonwalk, July 20, 1969.

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

No other success can compensate for failure in the home.

Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot remember where they left things.

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.