If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been?

The open road still softly calls.

I would be very ashamed of my civilization if we did not try to find out if there is life in outer space.

Who will speak for Planet Earth?

If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth.

You mean am I for it or against it? You think this is a key question I'm going to be asked on Vega, and you want to make sure I give the right answer? Okay. Overpopulation is why I'm in favor of homosexuality and a celibate clergy. A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

If you look at Earth from space you see a dot, that's here. That's home. That's us. It underscores the responsibility to deal more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.