Universe

Universe

The universe is commonly defined as the totality of existence, including planets, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space, and all matter and energy. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature.

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Famous quotes containing the word universe:

    “There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.”
    —Henry Fielding (1707–1754)

    “Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like smiling images pushed from behind.”
    —Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)

    “Pray. To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.”
    —Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)