Rachel Carson Quotes

Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility.

I'm too small for the universe to revolve around me. It is a huge relief!

I've learned not to be such a show-off and to have a bit more empathy with humanity. Or at least to fake that.

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

In life, we all struggle and strive to make progress. When will you know you've reached success? A billion dollars is a good sign, but there's a better one - humility.

The day you feel like you've won, you need to drive out of the parking lot and not come back.

Do not blow your own trumpets nor, which is the same thing, ask other people to blow them. No trumpeter ever rose to be a general.

I've seen people, when they get into these bigger and bigger jobs, it goes to their heads. I've seen it. Some people in life change who they are, and some don't. I'm basically the same guy I've always been.

I think you should never really feel like you've 'made it.'

I want to be an arena act. There's so many steps to take to get there, and it's so easy to get lost and cocky. I just take small steps each day.

It would be arrogant to come to music only thinking about success.

One thing that I've learned is that you don't have to be a prima donna or think you are better than other people in order to succeed.

Twentieth century man must boldly reach out... And purposefully strive to discover the hidden secrets of our universe.

I have a clear conscience and never let success get to my head. You know that when you achieve something, you can change the way you are very easily.

I'd never want to get too big for my boots.

I want to appeal to everyone. Because I'm not saying I'm the best, but we the best.

I think that's the biggest thing - staying humble, because the story you hear a lot of times is that guys who have success let it get to their head.

I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.

I never wanted to be 'the big I-Am.'

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

Whatever a man imagines he can attain, if he doesn't become too arrogant and encroach on the rights of the gods.

I'm keenly aware of the Pride coming before the Fall . . . but I really do like what I've been able to do here.

In life and in the universe it's always best to keep looking up.

I had it in my mind: to be confident, and to keep saying that until the confidence appeared. But I took it too far. Confidence did help make me champion, but, man, I took it to a whole different level. I was a megalomaniac. I was not humble and it eventually came back on me. So I want my kids to know, keep humbleness and kindness in their hearts. It will prevail.