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They remind us of our connection to something greater, urging us to look up and contemplate our place in the universe. Whether it's the promise of a new day or the quiet majesty of a starlit night, the sky invites us to reflect on our hopes, dreams, and aspirations, making it a timeless source of inspiration and contemplation.",{"quotes":11,"pagination":242},[12,38,60,83,106,129,148,171,194,217],{"id":13,"quote_text":14,"author_id":15,"source_id":16,"has_image":17,"author":18,"source":23,"quote_tag":24,"commentary":22},2819157,"We're a nation of sheep. If you go out and look up at the sky, people around you will start looking up at the sky.",199029,5,false,{"id":15,"author_name":19,"slug":20,"author_name_first_letter":21,"article_count":16,"image_url":22},"Alan Abel","alan-abel","A",null,{},[25,30,33],{"id":26,"tag":27},5805243,{"id":28,"tag_name":29},294,"people",{"id":31,"tag":32},5805230,{"id":5,"tag_name":6},{"id":34,"tag":35},5805222,{"id":36,"tag_name":37},13540,"sheep",{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":41,"source_id":16,"has_image":17,"author":42,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":22},2818629,"We're in the money, the skies are sunny; old man depression, you are through, you done us wrong!",198996,{"id":41,"author_name":43,"slug":44,"author_name_first_letter":21,"article_count":16,"image_url":22},"Al Dubin","al-dubin",{},[47,52,57],{"id":48,"tag":49},5803690,{"id":50,"tag_name":51},120,"depression",{"id":53,"tag":54},5803701,{"id":55,"tag_name":56},326,"men",{"id":58,"tag":59},5803712,{"id":5,"tag_name":6},{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":63,"source_id":16,"has_image":17,"author":64,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":22},2818400,"Where does rain come from? 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But look even closer and you will see that there are only flashes of lightning illuminating the empty sky.",{"id":109,"author_name":111,"slug":112,"author_name_first_letter":21,"article_count":113,"image_url":22},{},[135,140,143],{"id":136,"tag":137},5799544,{"id":138,"tag_name":139},898,"journey",{"id":141,"tag":142},5799549,{"id":5,"tag_name":6},{"id":144,"tag":145},5799556,{"id":146,"tag_name":147},8747,"becoming",{"id":149,"quote_text":150,"author_id":151,"source_id":16,"has_image":17,"author":152,"source":156,"quote_tag":157,"commentary":22},2816436,"I have been told that one of the reasons the astronomers of the world cooperate is the fact that there is no one nation from which the entire sphere of the sky can be seen. 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