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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

— Isaac Asimov, American Writer and Professor

Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.

— Douglas Adams, English Author

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.

— Jane Austen, English Novelist

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

— Nelson Mandela, Former South African President

If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.

— Mark Twain, American Writer

Give me 6 hours to chop a tree, I will spend the first 4 sharpening my axe.

— Abraham Lincoln, Former US President

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

— Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance Artist

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, Science Communicator

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you should reexamine your tactics.

— John Steinbeck, American Author

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

— George Orwell, English Novelist
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