Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.
Therefore, in the course of the work I have followed this plan: I describe in the first book all the positions of the orbits together with the movements which I ascribe to the Earth, in order that this book might contain, as it were, the general scheme of the universe.
I am very interested in the Universe - I am specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it.
It is not difficult for me to have this faith, for it is incontrovertible that where there is a plan there is intelligence - an orderly, unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered - 'In the beginning, God.'
In our depths, I think we all feel very small in relation to the greater universe and God.
When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
For the resolving powers of our scientific instruments decide, at a given moment, of the size and the vision of our Universe, and of the image we then make of ourselves.
No doubt, man will continue to weigh and to measure, watch himself grow, and his Universe around him and with him, according to the ever growing powers of his tools.
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.
There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership.
Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.
The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our kind, and the next we see in them the reflection of the divine image.
The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the observed.