- Nov 07, 2020
Space Quotes
Space means something different at every scale.
These space quotes cover a surprising range — screenwriters complaining about crowded cafe tables, a musician resisting being boxed into one sonic style, and an old joke about the outer-space program's tax-dollar value. For more on the physical world, see our Earth quotes.
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the center of President Obama's strategy for dealing with the Islamic State is an empty space. It's supposed be filled by a 'Sunni ground force,' but after more than a year of effort, it's still not there. Unless this gap is filled, Obama's plan won't work.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees, and they seem to float in space in a wonderful way. But the arrival of spring can't be done in one picture.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being able to draw means being able to put things in believable space. People who don't draw very well can't do that.
- Moon
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- Nov 07, 2020
For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a lot of people interested in space exploration tend to hear stories about the great missions, how they work technically, what we learned. But they don't really hear the story of what it takes to get a mission from scratch to the launch pad and into space.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
Literally, my earliest memory, my earliest vivid memory, is the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Yeah, I was in fourth grade, and I was just so captivated. And I think you'll find a lot of space scientists of my generation will say the same thing. Apollo was a big event for them.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even as our unwitting alterations to Earth's carbon and hydrological cycles slowly make storms more damaging, our ability to monitor our planet from space and make reliable short-term forecasts have equipped us enormously to withstand them.
- Forward-Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
My high-school friends and I felt part of a community of smart, forward-looking space and technology freaks.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I see a nighttime picture of Earth from space, with its glowing lights, I am stirred by its beauty.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love traditional advertising and have built my career on it. However, I think that is one option, not the only option. If some of it ends up in that space, fine, so long as it does so because it's relevant to the desired outcome.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Momofuku Culinary Lab started as a space where we could focus on creating and innovating. I didn't want us to worry about working on projects in a restaurant; there are just too many distractions in service and running a kitchen to be able to focus on creating your dishes.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020