Carolyn Porco Quotes

A house of which one knew every room wasn't worth living in.

No one can deny the excitement of visiting another world.

What I enjoy most is doing something I've never done before.

We take a natural interest in novelties, but it is against nature to take an interest in familiar things.

Where there is no novelty, there can be no curiosity.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

It was 'ST' format to let space and alien worlds, rather than human weakness, provide the conflict and danger necessary to our adventure show.

I don't ever get to the point where anything is old hat.

A lot of people ask me, 'What is your goal now that you have done everything?' And I always say that my goal is to not be bored by what I do. The only way that I cannot be bored by what I do is if I play something and it's all new to me.

To me, it's the kind of interesting question the human race should be investing in. Is there intelligent life out there? Are there other beings out there?

The closest synonym of happiness is excitement, and you can generate it by doing something that you can't completely comprehend. This understanding makes the process rich and exciting.

Among the plausible niches for extraterrestrial life in our solar system, the clouds of Venus are among the most accessible and the least well explained.

We made more than just scientific discoveries... we rediscovered how much people love exploration.

For me, just getting to experience something new all the time is what's most exciting for me.

America's love affair with traveling into outer space is deeply entrenched.

Ultimately, what we're looking for in the long run is to find other Earth-like planets.

I'm always up for new places and new locations… I think it's the funnest part about the job.

A new challenge, to me, is really exciting.

It would be selfish to believe that we are the only intelligent life in the universe.

Finding something new that I know I've never done before is the best feeling I know, and when I get there it's all worth it.

I always get excited by the idea of adventure, of doing something different.

I just really love to do new things and experience new things.

Our field is very focused on finding Earth 2.0, and anything we can do to narrow the search is helpful.

Human beings have long wondered whether they are alone in the universe.

If you crave a bit of adventure and the unknown, Singapore is not for you.