Words matter. These are the best Sandra Faber Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I was a tomboy through and through; I hated dresses and was personally miffed that I couldn’t join the Little League team.
Far from feeling dwarfed by the vast reaches and energy of the cosmos, what we really learn is that we are the most remarkable and complicated product of cosmic evolution, and our potential is unlimited.
I remember spending evenings looking at the sky with my dad, who was interested. He was a civil engineer and was interested in science as a kid. And he always encouraged me.
Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother.
There are some galaxies that not only teach us things but are just gorgeously beautiful to look at. My favorite example is the Antenne, which is a pair of colliding galaxies.
I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii’s culture, environment, and people.
Very few astronomers will be mourned with the same degree of love and admiration as Vera Rubin.
I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.
I was the kind of kid who liked omnivorously almost all kinds of science – rock collections, fossils – and I like leaves, I like plants, and I like biology.
Antarctica is a paradise compared to Mars.
I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading.
I’m not in favor of manned spaceflight, because I don’t see that it goes anywhere.
We’re on our own on spaceship Earth. So we have to solve our own problems.
It’s quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers.
I don’t recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.
Hubble is unique. Nothing else can do what it can do. Once it’s gone, we’re going to be paralyzed.
My favorite galaxy of all is called the Sombrero, NGC 4594. It’s an amazing galaxy that is really two galaxies in one.
I graduated from high school in 1962.
I was born in Boston, but I moved to Cleveland when I was three.
Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation.
Great telescopes like the Kecks allow us to explore the River of Time back toward its source.
Like many astronomers who use the great telescopes on Mauna Kea, I have participated personally and joyfully in ceremonies to celebrate the profound cosmic understanding that comes from joining ancient Hawaiian navigator traditions with the techniques of modern astronomy.
Hubble is the most important telescope in history after Galileo’s first telescope.
We’ve been given the gift of a billion years of cosmic time, and we should not screw it up. But at the rate we’re using up our planet’s natural resources and fouling our own nest means we’re not going to last a billion years.
In little localized pockets, the universe is capable of building some beautiful complexity.
