Female Astronomer Quotes & Sayings

Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland. — Gyorgy Ligeti

There is a deep sense in which we are all ghost towns. We are all haunted by the memory of those we love, those with whom we feel we have unfinished business. While they may no longer be with us, a faint aroma of their presence remains, a presence that haunts us until we make our peace with them and let them go. The problem, however, is that we tend to spend a great deal of energy in attempting to avoid the truth. We construct an image of ourselves that seeks to shield us from a confrontation with our ghosts. Hence we often encounter them only late at night, in the corridors of our dreams. — Peter Rollins

Traditionally, marriage is one arena where states have all but plenary power; it took until 1967 for the Supreme Court to tell states they could not prohibit interracial marriage. — Jeff Greenfield

A customs man at JFK had asked them to open the suitcases (in case they were smuggling in Indian fruits or sweets, perhaps). 'Ulysses!' the large bespectacled disbelieving customs man had said. 'Are you a student?' Ananda had nodded, though he was in the equivalent of high school. 'I wouldn't read Ulysses unless I was a student!' said the customs man, shutting the suitcase after his glimpse into the tantalising freemasonry of studenthood. A potentially incendiary book then - on the verge of being, but not quite, contraband. And near-unreadable. Ananda — Amit Chaudhuri

He who cries, 'What do I care about universality? I only know what is in me,' does not know even that. — Cynthia Ozick

Never turn down an adventure without a really good reason. — Rebecca Solnit

You hurt the ones you love the most. Because it hurts you the most. — Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Busta Rhymes the mighty infamous,
Always misbehaving and mischeivous,
Causing aggravation, I'll never pause,
Pushing out spit balls through plastic straws. — Busta Rhymes

I sometimes wish I could "reboot",' said Sal. 'Empty my head and start over. — Alex Scarrow

I've wanted to make films since a really young age. It's always been my passion. — Ryan Gosling

Great God of wonders and great provider.
When I had nothing, God alone was more than enough.
God meet every need. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Just saw a t-shirt at the gym said, body by torture. That's a lot less ironic if you're a political prisoner in the Middle East. — Dov Davidoff