27 Quotes About Comet
- Author Anne Fadiman
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We spread our sleeping bags on the snow and crawled inside. The vantage point was dizzying. It was impossible to tell whether the comet was above us or we were above the comet; we were all falling through space, missing the stars by inches.
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- Author Caitlyn Siehl
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The comet fell limp in an unnamed riverand killed nothing.
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- Author Danikelii
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And the passing Comet, we wish-would cleanse our earth.
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- Author Mona Soorma
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You need only one taste of madness, and the timeless journey can be spent in thoughts that follow behind like the fiery tail of a comet. And this glowing chaos, the soul will carry under the linings of its peace, to weave beautiful memories with.
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- Author Edmond Halley
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In the year 1456 ... a Comet was seen passing Retrograde between the Earth and the sun... Hence I dare venture to foretell, that it will return again in the year 1758.
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- Author Philip Ridley
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We're like . . . like dinosaurs bedazzled by all the pretty lights in the sky, too fucking stupid to realise it's a comet getting closer and closer.
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- Author Stewart Stafford
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Yes, we all die but there's a tendency to focus on the end too much. Life can be a wondrous, sparkling comet trail that we leave in our wake for others to marvel at.
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- Author Paolo Ulivi
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At 05:44:36 UTC the projectile made an oblique impact on the day-side of the comet, striking near the edge of one of the two craters. The release of kinetic energy was equivalent to detonating 4,500 kg of TNT. As a result, the comet was slowed by an estimated 0.0001 m/s and its perihelion distance was reduce by some 10 meters.
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- Author Carl Sagan
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Birds know, better than humans, not to spoil the nest.
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