Isaac Newton
Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer
"Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion."
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Planets
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Leon Trotsky
Revolutionary, Politician
"Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack."
George Bernard Shaw
Playwright, Critic
"The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum."
David Wolfe
Nutritionist
"This is the only planet with chocolate, so we've got to save it."
Christopher Hitchens
Author, Critic, Journalist
"My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit. I can't prove it, but you can't disprove it either."
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"The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves."
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"I think I got off on the wrong planet. Beam me up Scotty, there's no rational life here."
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"Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?"
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"1 out of every 3 professionals on the planet is on LinkedIn."
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"WE CAN NOT LIVE ON THIS PLANET WITH DEAD OCEANS. IF OUR OCEANS DIE, WE DIE."
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"Jimmy Ford is the baddest white man on the planet."
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"Someday, I hope that we will all be patriots of our planet and not just of our respective nations."
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"Words are like planets, each with its own gravitational pull."
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"I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet."
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"Until we begin to see each other as ourselves, nothing will change. We are one planet."
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"So astounding are the facts in this connection, that it would seem as though the Creator, himself had electrically designed this planet."
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"I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions."
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"London is one of the most enchanting places I've ever been on this planet."
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"Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development."
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"I refuse to accept Pluto's resignation as a planet."
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"The planet is fine. The people are f****d. Because everyone is trying to save the planet. The planet doesn’t need that. The planet will take care of itself. People are selfish. And that's what they're doing is trying to save the planet for themselves to have a nicer place to live."
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"part of the humor of living on this backward planet is listening to the hominids rationalize their predations."
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"Be a voice for the future and a voice for the planet."
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"We're living on the Planet of the Apes. Is that funny or serious?"
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"If you don't like bacteria, you're on the wrong planet."
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