Edwin Hubble

"The universe is a masterpiece of order and chaos in perfect balance."

"Every observation contributes to the grand tapestry of human knowledge."

"The stars are not distant; they are intimately connected to us."

"Science is the surest path to understanding reality."

"Wonder never leaves the mind of the true scientist."

"The universe expands both outward and inward, revealing infinite complexity."

"To understand the cosmos is to understand ourselves."

"The pursuit of truth requires dedication, courage, and an open mind."

"The universe is a vast and awesome place, and it is our privilege to live in it."

"We are, by astronomical standards, a pampered, cosseted, cherished group of creatures."

"The real tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it."

"Science is the attempt to make the chaotic diversity of our sense-experience correspond to a logically uniform system."

"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science."

"The most fundamental fact about the universe is that it is fundamentally mysterious."

"As we look out into the universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked out so precisely in our favor, it almost seems as though the universe must in some sense have known that we were coming."

"Do not mistake visibility for importance. The brightest star is not always the nearest."

"The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons."

"Observers have long suspected that the nebulae were island universes beyond the Milky Way. Now we know it to be true."

"The realm of the nebulae is the frontier of astronomy."

"Inflation is not one of the greatest discoveries of all time."

"It seems that every time we take a step forward in our understanding, we realize how much further we have to go."

"The universe is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose."

"Where there is will, there is a way to understanding."

"The old saying 'one picture is worth a thousand words' is especially true of astronomical discoveries."

"We are made of starstuff, and we contemplate the stars."

"The study of the universe is the study of ourselves."

"Great discoveries are made by the prepared mind."

"Science progresses by leaps and bounds, punctuated by long periods of consolidation."

"Today's heresies are tomorrow's doctrines."

"The expanding universe was the greatest intellectual revolution of the twentieth century."