Quotations

"Next time you’re stunned by large Moon on horizon, bend over and view it between your legs. The effect goes away entirely."

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, American cosmologist, born 1958

"Just to settle it once and for all: Which came first the Chicken or the Egg? The Egg — laid by a bird that was not a Chicken."

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, American cosmologist, born 1958

"Astro-educators remain busy undoing damage caused by 1973 hit album Dark Side of the Moon. Nope. All sides get sunlight."

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, American cosmologist, born 1958

"Need a distraction today? Not only does 12+1=11+2, but the letters twelve plus one rearrange to give you eleven plus two"

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, American cosmologist, born 1958

"More air molecules in breath of air than breaths of air in Earth’s atmosphere. Some air you inhale was exhaled by Cleopatra."

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, American cosmologist, born 1958

"Geek e-mail signoff: No trees were killed to send this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced."

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, American cosmologist, born 1958

"One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train."

— Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, born 1883

"Your spirit is your true shield."

— Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, born 1883

"I do not want to arrive at the end of life and then be asked what I made of it and have to answer: I acted. I want to be able to say: I loved and I was mystified. It was a joy sometimes, and I knew grief. And I would like to do it all again."

— Liv Ullmann, Japanese-Norwegian actress, born 1938

"I looked into the mirror and saw this middle-aged woman who keeps invading my face."

— Liv Ullmann, Japanese-Norwegian actress, born 1938

"Reality can be magnificent even when life is not."

— Liv Ullmann, Japanese-Norwegian actress, born 1938

"It's always been and always will be the same in the world: the horse does the work, and the coachman is tipped."

— Unknown author

"One day Joseph Lister was summoned to assist a wealthy lord with a fishbone that had lodged at the back of his throat. After Lister had skillfully removed the obstruction, the grateful patient asked him what he had owed. “My lord,” Lister suggested, “suppose we settle for half of what you would be willing to give me if the bone were still lodged in your throat.”"

— Unknown author

"Seeking words of wisdom from a renowned adept, a young acolyte trekked to the top of a mountain. Sitting at the master's feet he asked, "can you tell the future?" the master said, certainly I can. it's easy. Today is just like yesterday. Tomorrow will be just like today. Unless, of course, there's a change of consciousness."

— Unknown author