The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.

Steven Weinberg

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Topic

The universe Curiosity The human condition

Author

Steven Weinberg

Source

The First Three Minutes

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Physicist Scientist

From

United States

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Citation

Weinberg, Steven. The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe. Basic Books, 1977, epilogue.

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We gotta get out while we're young
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Topic
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Source
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Time
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde

Lady Windermere's Fan

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Author

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Source
Lady Windermere's Fan
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1892 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman. 1892, St James's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

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