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We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look… — Cooper

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We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.

Cooper
Interstellar · 2014
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Man and the universe
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2014
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Cooper
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Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Legendary Pictures/Syncopy/Lynda Obst Productions, 2014.

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