William Huggins quotes
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“It is remarkable that the elements diffused through the host of stars are some of those most closely connected with the living organisms of our globe.”
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“May it not be that the brighter stars are like our Sun, the upholding and energizing centers of systems of living beings?”
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“One important object of this original spectroscopic investigation of the light of the stars and other celestial bodies, namely to discover whether the same chemical elements as those of our earth are present throughout the universe, was most satisfactorily settled in the affirmative. (1909)”
-- William Huggins
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“We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.”
Source : A. S. King (2014). “Glory O'Brien's History of the Future”, p.80, Hachette UK
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“A GOOD old-fashioned sex tape pretty much guarantees you a star on Hollywood Boulevard.”
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Source : Adam Johnson (2012). “The Orphan Master's Son”, p.41, Random House
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Source : A.A. Gill (2008). “Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
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“I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head.”
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“Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.”
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“I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.”
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Source : Interview with Ard Arvin, www.buildering.net. June 4, 2006.
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