02/20/2004: "Quote of the Day"

"I had an experience. I can't prove it. I can't even explain it. But everything that I know as a human being, everything that I am tells me, that it was real. I was given something wonderful, something that changed me forever. A vision of the universe, that tells us undeniably how tiny and insignificant and how rare and precious we all are. A vision that tells us that we belong to something that is greater than ourselves, that we are NOT, that none of us are alone. I wish I could share that. I wish that everyone, if even for one moment could feel that awe and humility and a hope. But… that continues to be my wish."

-Dr. Ellie Arroway (played by Jodie Foster) in the movie Contact