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“Who wants to see the Future, who ever does? A man can face the Past, but to think—the pillars crumbled, you say? And the sea empty, and the canals dry, and the maidens dead, and the flowers withered?” The Martian was silent, but then he looked on ahead. “But there they are. I see them. Isn’t that enough for me? They wait for me now, no matter what you say.” And”
― Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles

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“Somewhere between pointless dreams and hopeless dread was a desire to know the world. And, if possible, make it better.”
― Hugh Howey, Dust

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“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
― Mark Williams, Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

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“We have a responsibility toward the other life-forms of our planet whose continued existence is threatened by the thoughtless behavior of our own human species. . . . Environmental responsibility – for if there is no God, then, obviously, it is up to us to put things right.”
― Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey

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