John Young Astronaut Quotes & Sayings

We knew we just had to win the heat to get in a good spot for the finals. We didn't want to push too hard for this morning to make sure we're not tired tonight. We want to be fresh for tonight because we know the other teams will be fresh. — Samantha Cheverton

China's environmental conundrums will not be solved by changes within government alone. New mechanisms are needed to allow the communities which may be affected by a given plan, and citizens concerned about the environment, to join in. — Ma Jun

Both instances, sweet. Also stupid, which pretty much defined Evan: sweet and stupid. — Sarah Beth Durst

But we are here, all of us. And we're here because I love you, more than the life that was mine. Because I believed you loved me the same way ... will you tell me that's not true?
No, he said after a moment, so softly I could barely hear him. His hand tightened harder on mine. No, I willna tell ye that. Not ever, Claire. — Diana Gabaldon

There's no winning or losing in this game, only playing, endless playing, you want your adversary to be strong not weak, smart not dumb, you're delighted to trick him and delighted to be tricked by him, boy learns from girl, white learns from black, old learns from young, the teaching is the doing is the beauty is the grace is the humor, endlessly you go on learning, smiling, moving, feinting, never missing a beat. Gingare, the dance of life: the controlled, prolonged, sustained, ineffable excitement of capoeira is like an endless climax. — Nancy Huston

So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality. You can say: This did happen to me. It was that bad. It was the fault & responsibility of the adult. I was - and am - innocent. The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis — Ellen Bass

Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor. — Harvey Korman

In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that digital provides. — Steven Soderbergh

What I want to happen is to be really creative, and to play something new in the improvisations, every time. — Dave Brubeck

His burden didn't feel any lighter. but he felt strong enough to carry it — Amish Tripathi

Commitment is the foundation of focus. — Shannon L. Alder

Why not?" He sounds resigned. "Might as well fly into the heart of the enemy where the primitive natives can tear me to pieces, sell my body parts for money, and grind the rest to be consumed in teas for sexual potency." I tighten my arms around his neck. "We're not that primitive anymore." He arches his perfect eyebrow at me, sending waves of skepticism. "We have Viagra now." He gives me a sideways glance — Susan Ee

There's no such thing as a good death ... It's just a dull, stupid thing we all have to do eventually. To ask meaning of it is to ask meaning of a shadow. — Robert Jackson Bennett

Kill the idea of the lone, suffering artist. Don't make it any harder on yourself. — Natalie Goldberg

The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism ... — Thomas Jefferson