Alexander Calder Quotes

The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.

I think space and music go hand in hand in the sense that they give a little more mystery and magic to life.

Belief and trust in the power of the Cosmos gives even the most chaotic life a new sense of order and purpose.

If it wasn't for the stars, we would not be here.

When you really break it down to the way the world works, we're all little humans floating on a gas ball in the middle of space. That's the reality of our situation. And we've created these concepts and constructs that move us away from that.

When we look up into the starry night sky, we tend to see reflections of ourselves.

Thou shalt likewise know that according to Law, the nature of this universe is in all things a like.

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

The Universe responds to specificity.

The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.

Say what you will to the force that governs the universe. Perhaps we'll call it into being, and it will yet love us as we love it.

The universe does not have laws. It has habits. And habits can be broken.

Think of the Earth as a turning point in eternity. Think of the Earth as a meeting point in infinity.

Not in opinion but in nature is law founded.

To trust in the force that moves the universe is faith. Faith isn't blind, it's visionary.

We live in an old chaos of the sun.

You don't need to know how the Universe will rearrange itself.

I think there is something very consoling in feeling lost in space but also feeling grounded, and seeing that all of this is part of a bigger clockwork

In the midst of all dwells the Sun. For who could set this luminary in another or better place in this most glorious temple, than whence he can at one and the same time brighten the whole.

No matter what you think-life goes on and the world still turns and the universe has its own story. The most we can do is plan anyway, but understand, be humbled by things greater than ourselves.

What could define God, [is thinking of God] as the embodiment of the laws of nature. However, this is not what most people would think of that God. They made a human-like being with whom one can have a personal relationship. When you look at the vast size of the universe and how insignificant an accidental human life is in it, that seems most impossible.

The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself.

The universe is a great university.

The Universe, wrought for us by a supremely good and orderly Creator.

He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one.