John M. Grunsfeld Quotes

I grew up on the south side of Chicago in the 1960s, and I think there was a synchronicity of events that inspired me to be an astronaut, and, of course, the backdrop is nothing less than Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. That was a time in our nation where we aspired to great things, and we achieved them.

John M. Grunsfeld

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Political elites vote in a more partisan fashion than the mass public; this tendency, too, follows a curve. The more you know, the more likely you are to vote in an ideologically consistent way, not just following your party but following a set of constraints dictated by a political ideology.

Jill Lepore

FashionPoliticalYouPartyKnow

I'm always shocked when I get an invitation. People are always shocked when they see me at a party.

Joan Rivers

PeopleMePartyAlwaysSeeGet

The five of us don't know how to exist in any other way. We are an ambitious bunch, I guess.

Andy Taylor

KnowWayUsExistAmbitiousFive

A face isn't an organ, like a liver or a heart. A face is muscles, nerves, bones, and skin. A face is more like a hand or a foot.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

HeartFaceSkinHandMoreLiver

When my mother signed at MGM, that was the only kind of contract you could sign. There was no such thing as an independent agent.

Lorna Luft

MotherYouKindIndependentContract

I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that's icing on the cake.

Jonathan Van Ness

LoveJoySpaceCakePeopleProud

It would be hard to find a more compelling example of the American dream than Alberto Gonzales.

Jon Kyl

American DreamAmericanDreamFind

I am a collector of many things, but I particularly love the sterling silver mint julep cups, each engraved with the titles of the Broadway shows in which I appeared.

Bryan Batt

LoveI AmSilverThingsMintTitles

The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.

Publilius Syrus

PersonFavorsReturnWhoKnowsMost

I like what I do, and a lot of these projects have really interesting material and interesting people to work with. I feel lucky.

Tobias Menzies

WorkPeopleFeelInterestingLucky

There is no way a non-Jew could say what I did in 'The Holocaust Industry' without being labelled a Holocaust denier. I am labelled a Holocaust denier, too.

Norman Finkelstein

I AmHolocaustSayWayWithoutDid

I was in the Navy as an enlisted man, started my first business when I was 21.

Rick Scott

BusinessManNavyFirstStarted

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