“Through the greatness of the universe, which philosophy contemplates, the mind is also rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.” 

Bertrand Russell

“Our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them. Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate.”

Seneca, First Century CE

”It is enough for me to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we can dimly perceive, and to try humbly to comprehend even an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifested in nature.”

Albert Einstein

“Only through understanding the universe can we understand ourselves or our proper role in the great community of existence.”

Thomas Berry

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

John Muir

“There is grandeur in this view of life, that from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.”

Charles Darwin

“Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”

Rachel Carson

“The Gaia hypothesis is for those who like to walk or simply stand and stare, to wonder about the Earth and the life it bears, and to speculate about the consequences of our own presence here.“

James Lovelock

“We must confess that we are the possible
We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world “

Maya Angelou

“Let us bring equality, justice, and peace for all. Not just the politicians and the world leaders, we all need to contribute. Me. You. It is our duty.”

Malala Yousafzai

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

“Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.”

Wole Soyinka