Ban Ki-moon

Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.

South Korean Leader

Alvar Aalto

Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.

Finnish Architect

Grant Shapps

My great hope for my speck of time on this planet would be that I live and die, and that what I leave behind has made some kind of impression and has been for the better in terms of my family and friends and, in my case, public service.

British Politician

Carl Sagan

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

American Scientist

Clarence Darrow

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.

American Lawyer

Walter Lang

Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.

American Director

Laura van den Berg

Often, contrasts bring art to life: the bright speck of paint on a dark canvas; the tightrope walk between humor and tragedy.

American Writer

The D.O.C.

I don't have the need to be the greatest of all-time anymore, 'cause I'm just a speck of the greatest energy to ever exist.

American Musician

Lady Colin Campbell

I'm just one tiny speck on this earth and I am always mindful of the fact that other people have rights and interests.

British Writer

Neil deGrasse Tyson

We live on this speck called Earth - think about what you might do, today or tomorrow - and make the most of it.

Use 'speck' to emphasize how tiny something is, usually visible but really small.

Very Small Size

'Speck' can be figurative, suggesting something is minor or insignificant.

Not Always Literal

Often 'speck' helps the listener visualize a small mark in a larger context.

Visual Description

Use 'speck' to highlight the lack or insignificance of an abstract quality.

Figurative Expression

Using 'speck' can emphasize that something is barely present or exists in very small amounts.

Emphasizing Scarcity

Often found in negative sentences to assert that something is completely absent.

Negative Statements

'Speck' suggests something is small compared to its surroundings or the point of view.

Relative Perspective

'Speck' can be used literally for small things or metaphorically for living beings, indicating insignificance or smallness.

Literal or Metaphorical

 day we said how can it be that there's billions of people on the planet that our water starved and up here we took all the water off the earth just to see how much there was the big blue ball over India is all the water on the planet the tiny little speck next of it that's all the fresh water you can do that calculation for yourself but it's

Changing how we see the...

 Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective, the tiny specks of brilliant color blend together into a nondescript grey.

What is dust made of? -...

 the terrible sense that we are but insignificant specks at the mercy of unfathomable forces. But perhaps the greatest power these creatures had was their appeal to Lovecraft’s contemporaries. During his lifetime, Lovecraft corresponded with other writers,

Titan of terror: the...

 And that's the kind of resolution that you need to begin to image that little speck of dust as it comes around the sun and see if it has a blue-green signature. And if it does have a blue-green signature, it means that life is common in the universe.

The age of genetic...

 and by studying, the collective. Like, for example, a hive of bees that's finding a new nesting site, or a flock of birds that's evading a predator, or a flock of birds that's able to pool its wisdom and navigate and find a tiny speck

Nicholas Christakis: The...

 I feel like a small dot, a speck of dust, stardust, floating in the middle of the cosmos, in the middle of nothing, in the immensity of space. It's a fascinating sensation, because when I look up, down, left, right, in front, behind,

The Exhilarating Peace...

 - Earth, the only planet known to maintain life. A product of scientific phenomena and sheer chance. This blue speck in space holds the past, present, and future, of our very existence.

Earth 101 PIPE National...

 accounting for one-fifth of the world's shipping containers and one half of the annual supply of crude oil. If you look closely at this overview, you'll see a lot of little specks.

What it feels like to...

 It is the product of four or so billion years of a delicate and complex co-evolution between life and Earth, of which humans only represent the very last speck of time.

This ancient rock is...

 christmas island in the indian ocean for millions of years this remote speck of land has been ruled by crabs their ancestors came from the sea but