John Glenn Quotes

The Discovery was the most intricate, complex machine man has ever built. It's a testament to our time.

John Glenn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: astronaut
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016

Topics

TimeManDiscoveryComplexMachine

Film wise, I invariably look at my work and reckon I could have done it better. I'm also conscious that I'm in a profession where we get more praise than we should compared to the usefulness of what we do.

Jeremy Irons

WorkWiseBetterLookDonePraise

Diversity is not a politically correct idea. Diversity in a boardroom or in a Parliament means that you just have different minds, different life experience, different ways of thinking about patients or customers or voters so that when you bring that intellect, you look at opportunity and risk, and then you have it in much better balance.

Jenny Shipley

LifeOpportunityExperienceDiversity

We have been very conditioned by the cultures that we come from and are usually very identified with the particular gender that we happen to be a member of.

Andrew Cohen

GenderCulturesHappenComeBeen

Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.

Jeff Bezos

LifePeopleShortOutHangWho

I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all.

Steve Burton

MyselfFunComedyFirstMakeShows

My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.

Tony Visconti

FamilyFatherSchoolSupportCollege

As a documentarian, you think, 'Follow your curiosity.'

Ron Howard

CuriosityThinkYouFollowYour

I listen to a lot of Christian music, and reading my Bible calms me down immensely.

Lolo Jones

MusicMeBibleReadingChristian

Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.

Judi Dench

I AmWelcomePeopleImproveAnything

Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

Dean Koontz

GreatSaidTwoCentury20th Century

My mother was English. My parents met in Oxford in the '50s, and my mother moved to Nigeria and lived there. She was five foot two, very feisty and very English.

Chris Abani

MotherParentsSheTwoLivedFoot

I'd love to go back to Broadway; I'd love to do animation; I'd love to do hair and make-up campaigns because I love hair and makeup - and, I'd love to do film. I mean, there are a lot of doors I'd love to open up!

Brooke Elliott

LoveHairMakeupDoorsBackGo

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