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" Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System. "

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

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" Sooner or later, we will face a catastrophic threat from space. Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire planet. If we prepare now, we better our odds of survival. The dinosaurs never knew what hit them. "

" The Earth is a beautiful planet. The space station is a great vantage point to observe it and share our planet in pictures. It makes you more of an environmentalist. "

" A city like London is sociable in a sense that there are people gathering in bars and restaurants, concerts and lectures. Yet you can partake of all these experiences and never say hello to anyone new. And one of the things that all religions do is take groups of strangers into a space and say it is OK to talk to each other. "

Alain de Botton

" Your body has space within you that cannot die. "

" We do a lot of science on the space station. Over the course of the year, there'll be 400 to 500 different investigations in all different kinds of disciplines. Some are related to improving life on earth in material science, physics, combustion science, earth sciences, medicine. "

" I could have gone on flying through space forever. "

" People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple. "

" Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space. "

" Indeed, there is much in pure humanitarian culture, as opposed to rigid scientific training, which encourages absorption in the affairs of mankind, and more or less indifference to the unfathomed abysses of star-strown space that yawn interminably about this terrestrial grain of dust. "

H. P. Lovecraft

" What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? "

Henry David Thoreau

" The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth. "

" In Tamil and Telugu, I have to do mainstream commercial films. Irrespective of what I want to do, the audience wants to see me in that 'mass' space. "

" Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space. "

" Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space. "

" Space Mountain may be the oldest ride in the park, but it has the longest line. "

" You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars. "

Thomas Traherne

" I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that's icing on the cake. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" In the 19th Century people were looking for the Northwest Passage. Ships were lost and brave people were killed, but that doesn't mean we never went back to that part of the world again, and I consider it the same in space exploration. "

John L. Phillips

" Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock. "

" With Virgin, I've just loved creating things. And as a private company, I can get away with moving Virgin from records to airlines to train companies to space companies to whatever, without ever having to worry about analysts knocking the value of my stock. "

Richard Branson

" When all of us are acknowledged as the human equals that we really are, there will be no space left for bullying. It will no longer be wrong to choose one thing over another. "

" When I return to the writing process after being away from it for a while, the first part of it always is being honest with myself: What am I into right now? Is it rock bands and guitars, is it noise, is it dance beats and electronics? Is it space, is it clutter? "

" The key to creating the mental space before responding is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences. "

Elizabeth Thornton

" When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system. "

" Sometimes, we have to turn our camera to a mirror to shoot something, and people think, 'Oh, that's very stylish.' Yes it is, but at the same time, we did it because we are shooting in a very small space, and that was our only option. "

" We need to broaden our sympathies both in space and time - and perceive ourselves as part of a long heritage, and stewards for an immense future. "

" If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me. "

" Sometimes, the hate that I endure is not necessarily about me but about the space I'm in. "

" It's not going to be just humans colonizing space, it's going to be life moving out from the Earth, moving it into its kingdom. And the kingdom of life, of course, is going to be the universe. "

" Most whale photos you see show whales in this beautiful blue water - it's almost like space. "