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Martin Rees Quotes

Ironically, it is only when disaster strikes that the shuttle makes the headlines. Its routine flights attracted less media interest than unmanned probes to the planets or the images from the Hubble Telescope. The fate of Columbia (like that of Challenger in 1986) reminded us that space is still a hazardous environment.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: June 23, 1942

Topics

Space Fate Environment Media Routine

In terms of the first Christmas when I met everybody, I went over to Nick's grandfather's house where they were having the big Christmas dinner, and they have this tradition of this thing called oyster stew.

Dinner Tradition House Grandfather

Honestly, I get character ideas from the most inane places. Sometimes a song will give me an idea. Sometimes I will just hear a snippet of conversation that ends up having nothing to do with the book that emerges.

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Character Me Ideas Song Book Will

India saw from the beginning, and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight, that life cannot be rightly seen in the sole light, cannot be perfectly lived in the sole power of its externalities.

Life Age Power Light Ignorance Lost

My mom played me all kinds of music, from Ella Fitzgerald to Celine Dion. I listened to everything growing up, old and new.

Music Me Mom Growing Up New Growing

I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.

Appreciate Career Longevity Just Had

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars. I had cheetahs, monkeys.

Love People Me Things Give Me Give

Don't take your toys inside just because it's raining.

Just Because Toys Inside Raining

I fervently believe in research as a necessity for good design, and I teach it that way.

Good Research Believe Design Way

Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in.

Future Knowledge Government Ideas

Anybody I grew up with in this area - they're still a mate. Lots of people in the Prahran area gave me my first go. Sold me my trucks on... I don't know, 100 deposit and 100 a month. Without the support of those guys, you'd still sort of be driving a truck.

Support People Me Truck Driving You

I think that I don't panic as much as the folks on the left or the right do. I don't have that sense of panic.

Think Right Left Panic Sense Much

I started billboard painting in Minneapolis, and I went to General Outdoor Advertising, and I said, 'I could do that.' They said, 'Oh yeah... we can always use a good man around here.'

James Rosenquist

Good Man Painting Good Man Said

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