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:

    “The universe is made of stories,
    not of atoms.”
    —Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980)

    “Be not anxious to avoid poverty. In this way the wealth of the universe may be securely invested.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.”
    —Steven Weinberg (b. 1933)