Quotes and Sayings about Astronomy

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

Do not confuse Astronomy and Astrology - one is concerned with mysteries stellar and lunar, the other is mere lunacy.

Astronomy teaches the correct use of the sun and the planets.

Everything existing in the Universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

When it comes to the universe we're all shareholders.

The universe gives birth to consciousness, and consciousness gives meaning to the universe.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

First of all, we must note that the universe is spherical.

Quantum physics makes me so happy. It's like looking at the universe naked.

When we try to pick anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.

Can we actually 'know' the universe? My God, it's hard enough finding your way around in Chinatown.

Chance is the only legitimate ruler of the universe.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

There is nothing permanent except change.

Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.

Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.

The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.

Faith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can't see the other. They don't know they are connected.

Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.

Without proper experiments I conclude nothing.

To be a scientist is to be naive.

Waleri Legassow: "Despite the stupidity, the lies, you're compelled. The problem has been assigned and you'll stop at nothing until you find an answer. Because that is who you are."
Ulana Khomyuk: "A lunatic then."
Waleri Legassow: "A scientist."

Academic success depends on research and publications.

People think of science as rolling back the mystery of God. I look at science as slowly creeping toward the mystery of God.

The Germans and many others have the gift to make science inaccessible.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

An adult scientist is a kid who never grew up.

No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.

Magic, both beautiful and powerful, binds together our long history. That common bond we share is the legacy of Hogwarts.

Every corridor, every portrait, every stone in this castle tells the story of witches and wizards who came before. Here you will meet lifelong friends and grow into your own magical abilities in the class rooms of the worlds most talented professors.

Astrologers must rid themselves of material desires. Only by ridding oneself of clutter can one see the true world around them.

I made the stars to illuminate the perpetual nothing, and mortals use them for... relationship advice.

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

Golf may be played on Sunday, not being a game within the view of the law, but being a form of moral effort.

You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts... but you cannot deny he's got style.