Most astronomical work has to do with things that are very, very far away and don't affect our lives very much.

If you were to stand on an asteroid in the main belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter in our solar system, you might be able to see one or two asteroids in the sky, but they would be very far away and very, very small. So you wouldn't have this 'dodging through tons of rocks' business you get in the movies.

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

So far as we live and strive at all, our lives are various, are needed for the whole, and are unique.

You don't have to go very far away from Scandinavia to realize what an idyllic society it is.

The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.