Exploration Quotes Quotes

“We!” he emphasizes, pointing at his crew, “get to be the first link in a new chapter in our history. But I want you all to really consider what is going on here…” He takes the tone of a circus ringmaster. “This is bigger than successfully colonizing Mars and Ganymede. It’s bigger than Columbus or Magellan. It’s even bigger than the first homo sapiens leaving Africa.” He raises his voice even more, waving his arms. “Hell, this is bigger than fish crawling out of the fucking water and growing legs! Think about it!” Everyone is quiet, avoiding eye contact with Calvin. Everyone except Captain Taylor looks at him ambiguously.
“Why not Cook and Vancouver?” Taylor asks.
 “Excuse me, sir?”
“You said Columbus or Magellan, but that’s preposterous. Magellan was a madman who tortured his crew and never made the whole trip, and Columbus, to be honest, is completely overblown. The dignity alone that Captain Cook commanded…”
“Yeah, yeah, OK. Cook and Magellan? Frances Drake? Whoever. The point is…” Calvin walks to the glass and points. “This,” the pudgy showman continues, “is right here, right now. Got it?! Everyone here needs to admit the real reason we want to go down to that mysterious blue planet, figure out the atmosphere, and collect some space plasma. It’s not because it’s our job. No. It’s time we’re all honest and admit we are now part of something much bigger than ourselves. It’s not just our job, it’s our story. It’s our story as human beings, it’s our instinct to explore!”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

“There is a misconception of those who explore; it is not answers they seek, but the longing for another question.”
― Brian S Woods, The Codex Bellum III: The Observer Effect

“The sun does not rise from East, nor set to West; it is all inside our minds and within the limits of our planet Earth.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“The sun does not set, nor rises, the sun is fixed at one single point.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“There is no such a thing as the universal time that is accepted by all.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“The aim of science was not meant to turn against every religious belief, but to illuminate the minds of the people.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“For, you can still be religious and be a scientist at the same time. That is why religion is not the enemy of science.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“Relying upon facts is claiming that you “know it all”, while a genius must go beyond these facts and prove them on his own.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“You must become a rational being that is capable to balance everything, big and small acts in life.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“To the atheist, the world is filled with madness and crazy people who believe in superstitions that cannot even prove to be true.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“Science will be completely separated from religion on the day that scientists will invent their own calendar(s).”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“It can be said, without a doubt, that love is the
cause of birth and death.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“It can be well seen that we are all the citizens of the universe.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“We are made with the atoms of the things that we consider beautiful or those which we admire and hate on a daily basis.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“Death is part of nature, but even nature does not seem to be free from the laws of decay.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Resistance To Intolerance

“Where can I find a man who's both religious at heart and scientist in mind?”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Maths seem to be based on predestination. You have the question, but the answer is already there. Your task is to get it correct, no matter how many times you have failed.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Einstein was just a genius of theoretical physics. If you introduced him to biology or chemistry, he would look like a fish trying to climb a tree.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Scientifically speaking, if my body is not the same as it was yesterday, then who am I?”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“The sport of running will teach you how to master and control your will-power.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Zero is an invisible number that you cannot physically see or hold in your hands.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Always use the sharp knife of the philosophers to make sense at anything presented before you and come to the land of logic.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Sinless

“The greatest are the poet who has failed, the songwriter who has lost, the warrior whose wounds have not healed, and the explorer who still seeks but does not know.”
― Brian S Woods

“Pure mathematics is useless to ordinary people, but useful to those who wish to understand Absolute Truth, God or Infinity. Applied maths is useful in our daily life.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“The world is still the same, keeping the atmospheric pressure aside, but it's the minds that are busy wandering around. Ruin and flee from the present moment, while seeking for the future.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“The mystery of knowledge is that once you know, you won't have anything more to ask. Thus, closing the door to ask more exciting questions.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Time cannot be slowed down. Either ride with it or increase your speed to get there much faster.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“There are two ways to live a celibate life. The first is to leave everything as it is and the second is to explore everything, without neglecting anything. Those who experiment a lot have little taste in things.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“All spirits or souls are holy. Self-realization is releasing that holiness that has not been explored. To realize the truth that was already there, but you were just too blind to see it.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“To be the citizen of the universe is always to learn new things. Exploration of different languages and environments. Hence, meet new people and make new friends in the process.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo