All Quotes
2989 quotes in total
“The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves.”
“I thank God that I have seen the world for what it is.”
“The order of nature is the order of God.”
“Every species is a thought of God.”
“The study of nature is the study of God's works.”
“Classification is the foundation of all science.”
“In nature, we find the fingerprints of the creator.”
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known”
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. Cosmos (1980), Ch. 1”
“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself. Cosmos (1980), Ch. 1”
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood were all made in the interiors of collapsing stars. Cosmos (1980), Ch. 1”
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Cosmos (1980), Ch. 1”
“For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. Contact (1985), Ch. 1”
“The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Cosmos (1980), Ch. 1”
“We are made of star stuff”
“Books are the seeds of civilization. Cosmos (1980), Ch. 1”
“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. The Demon-Haunted World (1995)”
“Personal motto later officially used by the United Farm Workers”
“You are here to discuss a matter which is of extreme importance to yourselves, your families and your community, so let's get to the subject at hand. A hundred and fifty”
“I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we (humans) do. As quoted in Lumen (1986) by G. J. Caton, p. 133”
“We don't know how God chooses martyrs. We do know that they give us the most precious gift they possess”
“We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to make all people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves... The basis for peace is respecting all creatures... That's the basis, the beginning for peace. ...We know we cannot defend or be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them”
“History will judge societies and governments”
“We can't be free ourselves if we can't free our women.”
“We, the undersigned, gathered in Pilgrimage to the capital of the State in Sacramento in penance for all the failings of Farm Workers as free and sovereign men, do solemnly declare before the civilized world which judges our actions, and before the nation to which we belong, the propositions we have formulated to end the injustice that oppresses us.”
“Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich. The pilgrimage is a witness to the suffering we have seen for generations.”
“Los intelectuales son rebeldes, pero no revolucionarios. Intellectuals are rebels, not revolutionaries. p. 18”
“Aviation in air, in water and in spirit. Its laws are different in all three cases. The spirit soars the more it weighs and sinks into itself. The heavier the spirit, the higher and farther it flies. p. 51”
“I love César Vallejo. When I read his poems, I feel so sad. [laughter] Claribel Alegría Interview”
“Oh exalted unity! Oh that which is one/for all!/Love against space and time!”