Valery Legasov, Chernobyl (2019)
- How does an RBMK reactor core explode?
I've already trod on dangerous ground. We're on dangerous ground right now. Because of our secrets and our lies. They are practically what defines us. When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we cannot even remember it's there. But it is still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, the debt is paid... That is how an RBMK reactor core explodes. Lies.
Boris Shcherbina, Chernobyl (2019)
- The Ukrainian Bull
You'll do it because it must be done. You'll do it because no one else can, and if you don't, millions will die. And if you tell me that's not enough, I won't believe you. This is what has always set our people apart. A thousand years of sacrifice in our veins. And every generation must know its own suffering. I spit on the men who did this. And I curse the price I have to pay. But I am making my peace with it. Now you make yours. And go into that water... Because it must be done.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
- What do our current sufferings mean in the context of a potentially infinite galaxy?
We have come to define significance as "I am special and everything else isn't". Religions think they are special. Cultures think they are special. Individuals think they are special... The top four ingredients in life, in your body, in order: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen. Do you know what the top four ingredients in the Universe are? Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen! This means that while we live in this Universe, the Universe lives within us. We are special BECAUSE we are the same.
