Ray Urwin:  

re laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Carl Sagan For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Carl Sagan All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. Carl Sagan Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. Carl Sagan Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. John F. Kennedy I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. Carl Sagan I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the stars rise and set at night, or even that the Sun is a star. Carl Sagan My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle. John F. Kennedy Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life. John F. Kennedy Always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Ralph Waldo Emerson Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. Ralph Waldo Emerson Every man I meet is in some way my superior. Ralph Waldo Emerson I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none. Olivier Messiaen My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. Olivier Messiaen".