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"Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never satisfied with our situation; maybe that is what's taken us so far."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

Earth,

"If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions."

Abba Eban, Israeli Diplomat

Earth, Israel, Resolution, Vote

"There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Earth,

"The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for it eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

Earth, Fact, Moon, Shadow

"Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice."

Black Elk, American Leader

Earth, Spirit, Voice

"I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth."

Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut

Earth,

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

Voltaire, French Writer

Earth, Opinion, Trouble

"The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth."

Stendhal, French Writer

Earth, Events, Present, Race

"Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth."

Shirley Chisholm, American Politician

Earth, Service

"Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

Earth, Rest

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"I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?"

Space, State

"If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?"

Woman, Women, Russia, Space, Workers

"The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions."

Change, Life, Bible, Ideals

"To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure."

Success, Adventure, Trouble, Want

"Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is."

Earth, Space

"I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century."

Development, Will

"They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen."

Career, Arguments, Being, Flying, Space

"Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward."

Leadership, Leader, Exploration, Responsibility, Right

"Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky."

Love, Time, Dream, Childhood