John M. Grunsfeld Quotes

There's no question that if we stay on planet Earth and never leave, that eventually we'll be wiped out.

John M. Grunsfeld

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EarthNeverQuestionOutLeaveStay

The full retirement age is 67 and the lifespan is 80, so when they first conceived Social Security, they didn't think they were going to be paying benefits for 13-15 years. That's one of the reasons why this pyramid scheme isn't working.

Joe Heck

AgeThinkRetirementSecurityWhy

The lion's share of what I listened to in the Eighties, what really affected me, was coming from Britain.

John Grant

LionMeComingShareEighties

Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.

Alvin Adams

FearAttitudeGovernmentWorkers

Cleopatra was on a political mission to save her country and her power, but what we remember about her are these two famed seductions, which are a matter of politics, not a matter of love.

Stacy Schiff

LovePowerPoliticsPoliticalMatter

You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked.

Robert Wise

YouLookBackFindSometimesWhy

My mom had me when she was 25, and I'm 28 now, and just to even imagine myself three years ago starting to have children and be married and have my career, it's pretty trippy, and I'm so proud and kind of in awe of her.

Rumer Willis

ChildrenMyselfMeMomProudCareer

'Illustrado' is not an autobiography. Only the ideas are autobiographical; the ideas of bitterness, frustration, unchanging society, an individual lost, social awkwardness... The book satirises archetypes from across Filipino society, and I felt that the least I could do was offer myself up, too.

Miguel Syjuco

MyselfIdeasSocietyFrustrationUp

Something about John Cleese was always very unsettled, I felt. There was always something else he wanted to do. He seemed constantly driven by this sense that there was a nirvana somewhere; some unique place where mind, body and soul would be utterly satisfied.

Michael Palin

SoulMindBodyUniquePlaceAlways

I like that it's challenging - that when I'm writing, I feel as if I'm pouring everything I have into the story until there's nothing left and I have to begin thinking about a new world and set of circumstances to research and explore.

Molly Antopol

ResearchWritingWorldThinkingFeel

That's what music is to me. Like, stuff that I really like to play loud. And I've got my quiet CDs, too, that I listen to around the house, but if you can't go there, then... Everyone gets so upset with me, I can't win.

Liz Phair

MusicMeWinYouHousePlay

Football is a game of business. You don't work for free.

Jason Pierre-Paul

WorkBusinessFootballFreeGame

We've got nine generations of farmers in my family, in Warwickshire. And I do feel connected to being a farmer's son. There was a time when I didn't, when I rebelled against it, but there's certainly that sort of work ethic within me.

Joseph Mawle

WorkFamilySonTimeMeWork Ethic

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