Space and Astronauts Quotes
Space and Astronauts"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." — Douglas Adams "Last night as I lay in bed looking at the stars I thought 'Where the hell is the ceiling ?'" "Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." "There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program: your tax dollar will go farther." — Wernher von Braun. We are just an advanced breed of monkey on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. (Stephen Hawking) "The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage." — Mark Russell. "Only in the US will you find people who think the moon landing was fake and wrestling is real." "What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth ? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad." — Dave Barry. "Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun." "Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." — Terry Pratchett "Nothing is faster than the speed of light. To prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the light comes on." "What in the world is electricity ? And where does it go after it leaves the toaster ?" "Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood." — Marie Curie. "I canna change the laws of physics, Captain There is speculation. There is wild speculation. Then there is cosmology. The Chinese put a man in space. They didn't use a rocket, they just stood on each other's shoulders and passed him up. My ambition wa to have a TV interview with Neil Armstrong and never once mention the Moon |