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"The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth."

"The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

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"Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted."

"Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Earth, Liberty, Opinion

54

"You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through."

"You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through."

Ilya Ehrenburg, Ukrainian Writer

46

"The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us."

"The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us."

Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese Athlete

39

"No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another."

"No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another."

Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Statesman

36

"Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that?"

"Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that?"

Taslima Nasrin, Bangladeshi Writer

Earth, Sun, Teaching

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"We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter."

"We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter."

Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstani Politician

Earth, Future, Philosophy, Will

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"That's how it is on this bitch of an earth."

"That's how it is on this bitch of an earth."

Samuel Beckett, Irish Playwright

32

"On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round."

"On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round."

Robert Browning, English Poet

29

"Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence."

"Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence."

Philipus Paracelsus, Swiss Scientist

Earth, Man, Stars, World

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"Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth."

"Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth."

Albert Schweitzer, German Theologian

Earth, End, Man, Will

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"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean."

"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean."

Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer

27

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

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

Valentina Tereshkova, Russian Astronaut

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"With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live."

"With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live."

Sylvia Earle, American Scientist

Earth, Sea, Water

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"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

Earth, Gravity, Man, Weight

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"Earth's dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation."

"Earth's dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation."

Abdallah II, Jordanian King of Jordan

Earth, Isolation, Justice, Satisfaction

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"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Earth, Heaven, Will

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"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."

"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."

Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut

Earth, Eye, Pretty

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"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be."

"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be."

Konrad Lorenz, Austrian Scientist

21

"We too could wrest iron from the bowels of the earth and fashion it into ships and machines."

"We too could wrest iron from the bowels of the earth and fashion it into ships and machines."

Jose C. Orozco, Mexican Muralist

Earth, Fashion, Machines, Ships

21

"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever."

"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever."

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian Scientist

Earth, Humanity, Mankind

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"I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way."

"I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

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"The view of Earth is spectacular."

"The view of Earth is spectacular."

Sally Ride, American Astronaut

20

"Pick a flower on Earth and you move the farthest star."

"Pick a flower on Earth and you move the farthest star."

Paul Dirac, British Physicist

17

"Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures."

"Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures."

Eden Ahbez, American Musician

Earth, Heaven, Now

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"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Earth, Eyes, Will

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"Everything that ever walked or crawled on the face of the earth, swum the depths of the ocean or soared through the skies left its imprint here."

"Everything that ever walked or crawled on the face of the earth, swum the depths of the ocean or soared through the skies left its imprint here."

Robert M. Fresco, American Screenwriter

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"There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them."

"There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them."

Maxim Gorky, Russian Novelist

15

"Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell."

"Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell."

Karl Popper, Austrian Philosopher

Earth, Paradise, Hell, Promise

15

"The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights."

"The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights."

J. Paul Getty, American Businessman

15

"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."

"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

15

"The most important thing about Spaceship Earth - an instruction book didn't come with it."

"The most important thing about Spaceship Earth - an instruction book didn't come with it."

R. Buckminster Fuller, American Inventor

15

"For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth."

"For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth."

Countee Cullen, American Poet

15

"Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing."

"Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Earth, Oneness, Environment, Separation

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"I have two ambitions in life: one is to drink every pub dry, the other is to sleep with every woman on earth."

"I have two ambitions in life: one is to drink every pub dry, the other is to sleep with every woman on earth."

Oliver Reed, English Actor

Earth, Sleep, Woman

14

"Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters."

"Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters."

Norman Ralph Augustine, American Author

14

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

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

Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut

13

"But the revolutions and changes which are responsible for the present state of the earth are not limited to the upsetting of the ancient strata and to the ebbing of the sea after the formations of new layers."

"But the revolutions and changes which are responsible for the present state of the earth are not limited to the upsetting of the ancient strata and to the ebbing of the sea after the formations of new layers."

George Cuvier, French Naturalist

Earth, Present, Sea, State

13

"In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the earth's mobility."

"In so many and such important ways, then, do the planets bear witness to the earth's mobility."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

13

"Putting your hands in the earth is very grounding, if you'll excuse the pun."

"Putting your hands in the earth is very grounding, if you'll excuse the pun."

John Glover, American Actor

13

"We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through."

"We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through."

Peter De Vries, American Novelist

13

"All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind."

"All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind."

George Berkeley, Irish Philosopher

Earth, Heaven, Mind, Word

13

"Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth."

"Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth."

John Lyly, English Writer

12

"Misery is manifold. The wretchedness of the earth is multiform."

"Misery is manifold. The wretchedness of the earth is multiform."

Matt LeBlanc, American Actor

12

"Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't."

"Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

12

"Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise."

"Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise."

Tommy Douglas, Canadian Clergyman

Earth, Fish, Paradise, Man

12

"Not only the style, but the way in which you don't exactly know what on earth has happened or is happening till about page two hundred - then it all becomes apparent in a blinding flash."

"Not only the style, but the way in which you don't exactly know what on earth has happened or is happening till about page two hundred - then it all becomes apparent in a blinding flash."

Nicholas Mosley, British Novelist

12

"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."

"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

12

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

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

Shirley Chisholm, American Politician

11

"Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops the earth and fills its deeper chasms."

"Pouring forth its seas everywhere, then, the ocean envelops the earth and fills its deeper chasms."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

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