1,204 Quotes About Discovery

And I envy you. You have the one thing that matters. You have all your discoveries before you.

There were three things sought by invaders who crossed oceans to discover America. Those were gold, gospel, glory. There are four things sought by aliens who crossed heavens to discover planet earth. Those are gold, gospel, glory, gene.

To respect a mystery is to make way for the answer.

Some fish love to swim upstream. Some people love to overcome challenges.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.

What Columbus felt when he landed in America, what the astronauts felt when they landed on the moon, is what a child feels when he discovers the earth, between the ages of two and seven.

Somewhere in this world there exists an exceptional philosopher named Florie Rotondo.The other day I came across one of her ruminations printed in a magazine devoted to the writings of schoolchildren. It said: “If I could do anything, I would go to the middle of our planet, Earth, and seek uranium, rubies, and gold. I'd look for Unspoiled Monsters. Then I'd move to the country. --Florie Rotondo, age 8.”Florie, honey, I know just what you mean – even if you don’t: how could you, age eight?

Water is intrinsically linked to the mystery and excitement of discovering new worlds.

To live a life of heaven on earth is a personal discovery