The few bright meteors
The few bright meteors in man’s intellectual horizon could well be matched by women, were she allowed to occupy the same elevated position. Ernestine Rose
Meteors
Aristotle\\’s opinion… that comets
Aristotle’s opinion… that comets were nothing else than sublunary vapors or airy meteors… prevailed so far amongst the Greeks, that this sublimest part of astronomy lay altogether neglected; since none could think it worthwhile to observe, and to give an account of the wandering and uncertain paths of vapours floating in the Ether. Edmond Halley
Like mimic meteors the
Like mimic meteors the snow, In silence out of Heaven sifts. Frank Dempster Sherman
Our love could change
Our love could change the orbit of the earth. So, if a meteor ever comes hurtling towards earth with the guarantee of destruction, top scientists may call on us to, well, you know, do it like crazy for the sake of humankind. Dalai Lama
So, congratulations humans, your
So, congratulations humans, your global contribution is now on par with a gigantic meteor slamming into the Earth. Christopher Martenson
A friend of mine
A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back. Christine Lahti
A man goes through
A man goes through many changes in 2000 meters. Some are not very pretty. Some make you hate yourself. Some make you wonder if you’ve been rowing for only three or four days. To avoid that fate, we prepared for all possibilities. If a meteor landed 10 feet off our stern, we would not blink. … Read more
Even though I now
Even though I now know that it’s likely the Earth will suffer through mega-volcanoes or meteor strikes that could take out millions or billions of people, I feel less anxious about it because I actually understand what the threats are. There’s nothing like researching something exhaustively to make it less terrifying. Annalee Newitz
Your test had cheese
Your test had cheese meteor questions? – Bex to Liz. Ally Carter
Falling stars are high
Falling stars are high examples sent To warn, not lure. Gross fancy says they are Substantial meteors; but that is not so. They are the merest phantasies of Night, When she’s asleep, and, dimly visited By past effects, she dreams of Lucifer Hurled out of Heaven. Alfred Austin