Famous quotes containing the words rocket and/or fire:
“A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)
“Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)