"Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth."

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"The Next Generation Space Telescope, which will be located much further away from the Earth than the Hubble Space Telescope presently is, will also explore the infrared part of the spectrum."

Claude Nicollier, American Astronaut

Earth, Space, Will

"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll never forget it."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Earth, Forget, Light

"Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes."

Voltaire, French Writer

Earth, Opinion, Trouble

"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Earth, Rights, Majority, Minority

"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

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"Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Earth, Race

"The Earth's health is the only standard that is all-encompassing enough to overcome the ethnic, cultural, religious, and national tensions that are rending the world asunder. Only the Earth can become the central axis around which which world peace can be spun, for no religion is more compelling, no single nation larger, and no peoples older than the Earth itself. For that to happen, the collective human consciousness must expand enough so that our highest identification is as Earth-Humans."

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Earth, Unity, Peace, Humanity

"I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven and earth."

Nelson Goodman, American Philosopher

Earth, Heaven, Philosophy

"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Earth, Rights, Minority

"But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth."

Ted Shackelford, American Actor

Earth, Living

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"It takes a long time to understand nothing."

Time

"Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy."

Man

"We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives."

Act

"So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born."

Time

"The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent."

Love

"The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature."

Nature

"When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels."

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"The Next Generation Space Telescope, which will be located much further away from the Earth than the Hubble Space Telescope presently is, will also explore the infrared part of the spectrum."

"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll never forget it."

"Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes."

"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)."

"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."

"Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere."

"I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven and earth."

"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."

"But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth."

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"It takes a long time to understand nothing."

"Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy."

"We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives."

"What most men desire is a virgin who is a whore."

"Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors."

"A strong foe is better than a weak friend."

"So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born."

"The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent."

"The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature."

"When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels."