When I talk of the purpose of life, I am thinking not only of human life, but of all life on Earth and of the life which must exist upon other planets throughout the universe.

It is only of life on Earth, however, that one can speak with any certainty. It seems to me that all life on Earth, the sum total of life upon the Earth, has purpose.

Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth .

Much of what we see in the universe ... starts out as imaginary. Often you must imagine something before you can come to terms with it.

These are the stories the Dogs tell, when the fires burn high and the wind is from the north.

Time is still the great mystery to us. It is no more than a concept; we don't know if it even exists.

Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning.

If mankind were to continue in other than the present barbarism, a new path must be found, a new civilization based on some other method than technology

It would seem to me that by the time a race has achieved deep space capability it would have matured to a point where it would have no thought of dominating another intelligent species.

Inside the time bubble we do not age. We age only when we are outside of it.

Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien to him, for in death he belongs to the universe.

He had forgotten how to soar upon the wings of his soul...

It is necessary to understand that the next person is just as important as you are on this earth. So no one should undermine others based on their current circumstances.

He's lost his colour very far from here, Poured it down shell-holes till the veins ran dry

The river moves, but it follows a path. When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way. Hard work, but that's its nature.

We must have the daring to be nothing but ourselves if we are to know what true power is.

Do not suffer a sudden impression to overbear your judgment.

Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.

Ovid lies here, the poet, skilled in love's gentle sport; By his own talents he worked his undoing. Oh, you who pass by, if ever you have loved, Think it not a burden to wish him calm repose.

On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.

The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people's money away quietly, and then you give some of it back to them flamboyantly.