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"If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known."

"If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known."

W. E. B. Du Bois, American Writer

49

"Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived."

"Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived."

Sidney Sheldon, American Novelist

49

"All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial."

"All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial."

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

49

"When Richie Cunningham drank too many beers, his parents sat him down and explained their concerns. If you live on this earth, you find out that we are all the same."

"When Richie Cunningham drank too many beers, his parents sat him down and explained their concerns. If you live on this earth, you find out that we are all the same."

Henry Winkler, American Actor

49

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew."

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

49

"Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at all times, one of the main aspects of the mission was to transport a new team to the station and bring back some members of the previous team back to Earth."

"Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at all times, one of the main aspects of the mission was to transport a new team to the station and bring back some members of the previous team back to Earth."

Philippe Perrin, French Astronaut

49

"How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security."

"How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security."

Jim Fowler, American Scientist

Earth, National security, Welfare

49

"I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers who are urged to put themselves forward when it may be the last thing on earth they'd be good at."

"I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers who are urged to put themselves forward when it may be the last thing on earth they'd be good at."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

Earth, May, Writers

48

"There is nothing on earth divine except humanity."

"There is nothing on earth divine except humanity."

Walter Savage Landor, English Poet

Earth, Humanity, Nothing

48

"Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System."

"Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System."

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian Scientist

Earth, Gravity, Man, Space

48

"But the Jews will also be believers, so you can say that all the saints, both gentiles and Jews, will go into the millennial kingdom and populate the earth."

"But the Jews will also be believers, so you can say that all the saints, both gentiles and Jews, will go into the millennial kingdom and populate the earth."

Tim LaHaye, American Clergyman

Earth, Saints, Will

48

"Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower."

"Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower."

William C. Bryant, American Poet

48

"Reason would lead us to the conclusion that Jehovah would not create a wonderful earth like this, permit man to bring it to a high state of cultivation in many places, and then completely destroy it."

"Reason would lead us to the conclusion that Jehovah would not create a wonderful earth like this, permit man to bring it to a high state of cultivation in many places, and then completely destroy it."

Joseph Rutherford, American Clergyman

Earth, Man, Reason, State

48

"Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider also whether several motions suit it, so that it can be regarded as one of the planets. For, it is not the center of all the revolutions."

"Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider also whether several motions suit it, so that it can be regarded as one of the planets. For, it is not the center of all the revolutions."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

Earth, Nothing, Now

48

"With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above, and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland."

"With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above, and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland."

Tycho Brahe, Danish Scientist

Earth, Man, Mind, Sky

48

"Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

"Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

Don Marquis, American Poet

48

"The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world as a duchess sees it, and anyway a duchess would be nothing if the earth was not there as the peasant sees it."

"The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world as a duchess sees it, and anyway a duchess would be nothing if the earth was not there as the peasant sees it."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

Earth, Nothing, World

48

"But really it was just, it was perfect. You know, I actually got that feeling like you know what, maybe this is why I'm alive, you know - maybe this is why I'm here on this on earth."

"But really it was just, it was perfect. You know, I actually got that feeling like you know what, maybe this is why I'm alive, you know - maybe this is why I'm here on this on earth."

Stefano Langone, American Musician

48

"That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this earth is toast."

"That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this earth is toast."

Michael Berryman, American Actor

Earth, Ocean, Rain

48

"Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and planting those of the earth."

"Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and planting those of the earth."

Margaret Fuller, American Critic

48

"I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth."

"I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth."

Sanaa Lathan, American Actress

47

"Salma is just one of the great goddesses ever put on this Earth."

"Salma is just one of the great goddesses ever put on this Earth."

Woody Harrelson, American Actor

47

"It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than the palpitating earth and the things growing thereon."

"It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than the palpitating earth and the things growing thereon."

Kate Chopin, American Author

Earth, Energy, Stars

47

"It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is."

"It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is."

Philippe Perrin, French Astronaut

47

"In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory."

"In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory."

Barney Oliver, American Scientist

47

"It's almost like while you are working for the WWF everything is fine and good, but if you are no longer employed by them they want you to just drop off the face of the earth and it's like you never existed."

"It's almost like while you are working for the WWF everything is fine and good, but if you are no longer employed by them they want you to just drop off the face of the earth and it's like you never existed."

Jerry Lawler, American Entertainer

47

"No, I was talking to the network and Universal about plans for a third season where Buck would go back to Earth and would focus on stories around the planet and show what it was like 500 years later."

"No, I was talking to the network and Universal about plans for a third season where Buck would go back to Earth and would focus on stories around the planet and show what it was like 500 years later."

Gil Gerard, American Actor

Earth, Focus, Network, Talking

47

"It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it."

"It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it."

Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut

46

"You don't live on the Earth you want, you live on the Earth you have."

"You don't live on the Earth you want, you live on the Earth you have."

Jeff Rich, American Explorer

46

"The poet's spoken discourse often depends on a mystique, on the spiritual freedom that finds itself enslaved on earth."

"The poet's spoken discourse often depends on a mystique, on the spiritual freedom that finds itself enslaved on earth."

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian Author

Earth, Freedom, Spiritual

46

"We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody."

"We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody."

R. Buckminster Fuller, American Inventor

46

"And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock."

"And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock."

George Chapman, English Poet

Earth, Walking, Will

46

"Unfortunately, we haven't found many very old rocks on Earth because our planet's surface is constantly renewed by plate tectonics, coupled with erosion."

"Unfortunately, we haven't found many very old rocks on Earth because our planet's surface is constantly renewed by plate tectonics, coupled with erosion."

Robert Duncan, American Poet

46

"Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth."

"Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth."

Laurel Clark, American Astronaut

46

"We live in the best place on earth but at times the worst."

"We live in the best place on earth but at times the worst."

Daley Thompson, English Athlete

45

"If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil."

"If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil."

Joseph de Maistre, French Diplomat

45

"So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth."

"So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth."

Sally Ride, American Astronaut

45

"Earth is a flower and it's pollinating."

"Earth is a flower and it's pollinating."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

45

"A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven."

"A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven."

Charles R. Swindoll, American Clergyman

45

"The Earth needs rebels!"

"The Earth needs rebels!"

David Icke, English Athlete

45

"Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal."

"Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal."

Thomas More, English Author

Earth, Heaven, Sorrow

45

"Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic."

"Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic."

Duane G. Carey, American Astronaut

45

"Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but of earth."

"Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but of earth."

Edward Burnett Tylor, English Scientist

Earth, Lies, Snow

45

"One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings inhabiting this globe of earth, consists in the gift of reason."

"One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings inhabiting this globe of earth, consists in the gift of reason."

William Godwin, English Writer

Earth, Living, Man, Reason

45

"Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves, has no objective existence."

"Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves, has no objective existence."

Henri Poincare, French Mathematician

Earth, Existence, Space

45

"I believe all drunks go to heaven, because they've been through hell on Earth."

"I believe all drunks go to heaven, because they've been through hell on Earth."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Earth, Heaven, Hell

45

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

"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

45

"Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth."

"Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth."

David Hare, English Playwright

Earth, Heaven, Nothing

44

"We humans are the greatest of earth's parasites."

"We humans are the greatest of earth's parasites."

Martin H. Fischer, American Physician

44

"No one on this Earth knows how old I am."

"No one on this Earth knows how old I am."

Minnesota Fats, American Celebrity

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