Wernher von Braun Quote

Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity.

Text of the Address by von Braun Before the Publishers' Group Meeting, Here, New York Times, 29 April 1960, L 20, column 2