"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." - Einstein, Albert

"The stars incline, but do not impel." - Heinlein, Robert A. (1907-1988) quoted by Becky Vesey, a.k.a. Madame Alexandra Vesant, in 'Stranger

"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." - Plato (c428-348 B.C.) in 'The Republic', book VII, 529