Quotes about stars

„Dreams are like stars; you may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny.“

—  Liam Payne English singer and songwriter 1993

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6422617.Liam_Payne

„Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow — it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans.“

—  Gene Roddenberry American television screenwriter and producer 1921 - 1991

Interview (20 September 1988), included in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, DVD 7, "Mission Logs: Year Five", "A Tribute to Gene Roddenberry", 0:26:09)
Context: Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow — it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids — human beings built them, because they're clever and they work hard. And Star Trek is about those things.

„The night is my best friend. It calms the storm in my soul and it lets the guiding stars rise.“

—  Joseph Goebbels Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister 1897 - 1945

Die Nacht ist meine beste Freundin. Sie glättet den Sturm in der Seele und lässt die weisenden Sterne aufgehen.
Michael: a German fate in diary notes (1926)

„Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens you have made them, precious and beautiful.“

—  Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun

Canticle of the Sun

„Not only do we live among the stars, the stars live within us.“

—  Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and science communicator 1958

Source: Death by Black Hole - And Other Cosmic Quandaries

„O' my Allah! Sustainer of the high sky and the suspended firmament which Thou hast made a shelter for the night and the day, an orbit for the sun and the moon and a path for the rotating stars, and for populating it Thou hast created a group of Thy angels who do not get weary of worshipping Thee. O' Sustainer of this earth which Thou hast made an abode for people and a place for the movement of insects and beasts and countless other creatures seen and unseen. O' Sustainer of strong mountains which Thou hast made as pegs for the earth and (a means of) support for people. If Thou givest us victory over our enemy, save us from excesses and keep us on the straight path of truth. But if Thou givest them victory over us, then grant us martyrdom and save us from mischief.“

—  Ali, book Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha

„What makes night within us may leave stars.“

—  Victor Hugo French poet, novelist, and dramatist 1802 - 1885

Variant: Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars.
Source: Ninety-Three

„The combined effects of the stars and of Jupiter appear to determine the main statistical features of the orbits of comets.“

—  Jan Oort Dutch astronomer 1900 - 1992

[The structure of the cloud of comets surrounding the Solar System and a hypothesis concerning its origin, Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands, 11, 408, 91–110, 3 January 1950, 91, https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/6036/BAN_11_91_110.pdf?sequence=1]

„Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.“

—  Paracelsus Swiss physician and alchemist 1493 - 1541

„The stars are dead. The animals will not look.
We are left alone with our day, and the time is short, and
History to the defeated
May say Alas but cannot help nor pardon.“

—  W. H. Auden, book Spain

Source: Spain (1937), Lines 101–104

„We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.“

—  Stephen Hawking British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author 1942 - 2018

Der Spiegel (17 October 1988)

„Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.“

—  Johann Kaspar Lavater Swiss poet 1741 - 1801

No. 398
Aphorisms on Man (c. 1788)

„You don't find love, it finds you. It's got a little bit to do with destiny, fate, and what's written in the stars.“

—  Anaïs Nin writer of novels, short stories, and erotica 1903 - 1977

„I’m camera shy. But I had to do a portfolio for my world tour. So Karthik of Dreamcast and I worked in tandem and conceptualised the shoot. I wanted a rock star look. Possibly, with just a bit of the face showing. Since the show is full of surprises, I wanted the promo photos too to kindle curiosity.“

—  Yuvan Shankar Raja Indian musician 1979

Yuvan Unplugged (2009)

„The sky is already purple; the first few stars have appeared, suddenly, as if someone had thrown a handful of silver across the edge of the world.“

—  Alice Hoffman, book Here on Earth

Source: Here on Earth

„We are so tiny under the vast sky,
our mankind home
is just a tiny speck
in the immeasurable reaches of a boundless universe,
we find an immense and highly ordered system of galaxies stars and planets,
all moving with great precision,
the heavenly wisdom vibrates in our hearts.“

—  alexis karpouzos

spirituality and wisdom

„You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes

So shine bright, tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky

Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky“

—  Sia (musician) Australian singer 1975

Diamonds, Unapologetic (2012). Cowritten with Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Hermansen.
Songs

„Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.“

—  Marcus Aurelius, book Meditations

Source: Meditations

„We all shine on in the moon and the stars and the sun.“

—  Ben Sherwood, book The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud

Source: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud