Awe Quotes

“Dinosaurs are the most head-shakingly bizarre, awe-inspiring, and monstrous creatures ever to have walked the earth.”

“Ecstasy is a glimpse of the infinite; horror is a glimpse of the infinite. Both are species of awe.”

“Frequently on the lunar surface I said to myself, 'This is the Moon, that is the Earth. I'm really here, I'm really here!'”

“The reason first why we do admire those things which are greatest, and second those things which are ancientest, is because the one are least distant from the infinite substance, the other from the infinite continuance, of God.”

“When you look at the Earth from that vantage point, you see the majesty of the creation of the planet, you see the curvature, you see the colors, and you can't help but be awed by the whole thing.”

“Let me tell you what I think about it, I think it's a marvellous piece of work.”

“The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.”

“The view is just absolutely spectacular. It’s hard to imagine, even when you’ve looked at all the pictures. It just doesn’t do it justice.”

“The relief of the Grand Canyon is the most sublime and awe-inspiring spectacle that the world has to show.”

“If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one.”

“My soul was so captivated and delighted with the excellency, the loveliness, the greatness, and other perfections of God, that I was even swallowed up in him.”

“If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.”

“I see Earth! It is so beautiful.”

“The spectacle of the sky overwhelms me.”

“Wonderful things.”

“It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.”

“The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable.”

“Beauty is a thing of might and dread.”

“When I was out on the spacewalk, I was just in awe of the planet.”

“There's no feeling like it, leaving the planet.”