The highest treason, the
The highest treason, the meanest treason, is to deny the holiness of this little blue planet on which we journey through the cold void of space. Edward Abbey
Blue Planet
Suddenly, from behind the
Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate, sky-blue sphere laced with slowly swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to … Read more
Far out in the
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-two million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital … Read more
Life is a thing
Life is a thing that mutates without warning, not always in enviable ways. All part of the improbable adventure of being alive, of being a brainy biped with giant dreams on a crazy blue planet. Diane Ackerman
There is a reason
There is a reason why you are here on this beautiful blue planet. Even if you aren’t clear about what that reason is, the universe is gently nudging you forward in every moment. You are enough just as you are. Denise Linn
Bruce Parker’s The Power
Bruce Parker’s The Power of the Sea is an engaging and essential history of science. It’s also a terrific account of survival on our wild blue planet. David Helvarg
We tend to think
We tend to think of America’s days of frontier exploration as being behind us, but that’s because we tend not to think of the other 71% of our blue planet. David Helvarg
When seen from outer
When seen from outer space, our beautiful blue planet has no national boundaries. Dalai Lama
What a splendid perspective
What a splendid perspective contact with a profoundly different civilization might provide! In a cosmic setting vast and old beyond ordinary human understanding we are a little lonely, and we ponder the ultimate significance, if any, of our tiny but exquisite blue planet, the Earth…. In the deepest sense the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is … Read more
Our planet is a
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. Carl Sagan