Cooper (Interstellar)
- Humanity
We've always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible. And we count these moments. These moments when we dare to aim higher, to break barriers, to reach for the stars, to make the unknown known. We count these moments as our proudest achievements. But we lost all that. Or perhaps we've just forgotten that we are still pioneers. And we've barely begun. And that our greatest accomplishments cannot be behind us because our destiny lies above us.
Barney Oliver
- Leave something behind
The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is that kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light.
