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Big vs. small4 quotes
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. — Walt Whitman · 1855I ask you to look both ways. For the road to a knowledge of the stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom has been reached through the stars. — Arthur Eddington · 1926The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003I write about little things because the big ones are like abysses. — Anais Nin · 1934Stars2 quotes
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. — Walt Whitman · 1855I ask you to look both ways. For the road to a knowledge of the stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom has been reached through the stars. — Arthur Eddington · 1926The little things2 quotes
The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003I write about little things because the big ones are like abysses. — Anais Nin · 1934The ordinary and mundane2 quotes
The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003I write about little things because the big ones are like abysses. — Anais Nin · 1934Atoms1 quote
I ask you to look both ways. For the road to a knowledge of the stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom has been reached through the stars. — Arthur Eddington · 1926Grass1 quote
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. — Walt Whitman · 1855Mindfulness1 quote
The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003Physics1 quote
I ask you to look both ways. For the road to a knowledge of the stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom has been reached through the stars. — Arthur Eddington · 1926Special moments1 quote
The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003