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The impact of space activities is nothing less than the galvanizing of hope and imagination for human life continuum into a future of infinite possibility.

— Vanna Bonta The Impact of Space Activities Upon Society (ESA Br) European Space Agency (2005)

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"Well, wouldn't that be the ultimate cure?" Aira concluded cheerfully. "The cure for death?"

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Those who had entrusted their leaders knew it was for a purpose, and the purpose should be maintained.

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Sandra let her words fly on an arrow of certainty. "I know the whereabouts of a bona fide extra terrestrial."

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Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994)

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature (1836)

Her blue eyes sought the west afar,
For lovers love the western star.

Walter Scott The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805)

Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky.

Arthur Koestler The Act of Creation (1964)

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