All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our predispositions.
Carl SaganOur children long for realistic maps of the future that they can be proud of. Where are the cartographers of human purpose?
Carl SaganThe immense distances to the stars and the galaxies mean that we see everything ins pace int he past, some as they were before the Earth came to be. Telescopes are time machines.
Carl Sagan