Quotes from Sandra Faber

There are some galaxies that not only teach us things but are just gorgeously beautiful to look at. My favorite example is the Antenne, which is a pair of colliding galaxies.

Antarctica is a paradise compared to Mars.

Hubble is unique. Nothing else can do what it can do. Once it's gone, we're going to be paralyzed.

One lesson astronomy tells us is that we're a tiny mote in a hostile void, and help is too far away.

I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.

Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother.

I was the kind of kid who liked omnivorously almost all kinds of science - rock collections, fossils - and I like leaves, I like plants, and I like biology.

In little localized pockets, the universe is capable of building some beautiful complexity.

I was born in Boston, but I moved to Cleveland when I was three.

It's quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers.

Very few astronomers will be mourned with the same degree of love and admiration as Vera Rubin.

Great telescopes like the Kecks allow us to explore the River of Time back toward its source.

Hubble is the most important telescope in history after Galileo's first telescope.

The Kecks will allow us, like no other telescope in history, to view the evolving universe that gave us birth.

I'm not in favor of manned spaceflight, because I don't see that it goes anywhere.

My favorite galaxy of all is called the Sombrero, NGC 4594. It's an amazing galaxy that is really two galaxies in one.

I graduated from high school in 1962.

There are kind of two kinds of awards you can get as a scientist. One is Nobel-like in character: it's for one big thing, for a big revolutionary discovery. And it's wonderfully well known, and of course every scientist would love to get a Nobel prize. And there's a few other similar awards. They're for individual blockbuster discoveries.

It's a blessing in a scientific career - the almost daily thrill of scientific discovery.

Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation.

I think it's amazing that the entire community of astronomy has done what it's done. We've been able to deduce the nature of time and space and where we all came from. It's the most amazing detective story in history.

I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading.

I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.

I was a tomboy through and through; I hated dresses and was personally miffed that I couldn't join the Little League team.