34 Quotes by Sandra Faber

Hubble has established for the first time that the distant universe looks different from the nearby universe.

One lesson astronomy tells us is that we're a tiny mote in a hostile void, and help is too far away.

I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.

We've been given the gift of a billion years of cosmic time, and we should not screw it up. But at the rate we're using up our planet's natural resources and fouling our own nest means we're not going to last a billion years.

In little localized pockets, the universe is capable of building some beautiful complexity.

We're on our own on spaceship Earth. So we have to solve our own problems.

I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.

Very few astronomers will be mourned with the same degree of love and admiration as Vera Rubin.