John M. Grunsfeld Quotes

Here we were, the only seven humans in space, repairing a telescope whose only purpose is to enrich the minds of people on planet Earth and increase our understanding of the workings of the universe. I can think of no better peaceful use of space for all humankind.

John M. Grunsfeld

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PurposeSpacePeopleThinkBetter

I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is crying, even if it's not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a weakness or sensitivity.

Jessica Chastain

LifeMeStartWeaknessSomeoneCry

I think in some ways, it can do a listener a disservice to explain a song. I think I'd rather leave a little room for people to put themselves in it.

St. Vincent

PeopleSongThinkExplainLeave

I think I discovered I wanted to be an actor when I got the first pay cheque.

Travis Fimmel

ThinkActorFirstPayGotI Think

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

Tony Benn

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What people like to comment on a lot is that I grew up in a religious family; my father is a pastor, and now I'm playing the devil. Thankfully, my family see the humorous side of the job.

Tom Ellis

FamilyFatherJobPeopleDevilNow

I don't write with this thing in the back of my head about carrying the weight of young black women on my shoulders.

Michaela Coel

LifeCarBlackMy LifeSkinColour

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

Michael Jordan

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One of the reasons why fundamentalists are so aggressive in trying to promote fundamentalism is because deep down they know it's arbitrary. If you're comfortable with your belief you don't need to convince other people to agree with you.

Moby

PeopleDeepTryingYouDownKnow

China will consider herself fortunate if she succeeds in keeping herself intact and is not dismembered or partitioned among the European powers that are colonizing the continent of Asia.

Jose Rizal

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I was a full-time mom for seven years. You go back on tour, you're back in hotels, you're ordering room service, and you're getting an itinerary slipped under your door every,day. You're kind of thinking, 'Did I go home for seven years, or was that just a dream?'

Dolores O'Riordan

HomeServiceMomDoorThinkingYou

I am just enjoying my youth but I want to settle down eventually.

Chris Evans

I AmYouthDownWantSettleJust

He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?

William Wycherley

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