Chris Hadfield Quotes

My father was an airline pilot, so we travelled more spontaneously than a lot of families. On a Thursday, we could decide to go somewhere like Barbados the next day for a long weekend.

Chris Hadfield

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FatherDayWeekendLongGoPilot

I love that phrase that parents say to their children when they cry: 'I'll give you something to cry about.'

John Grant

LoveChildrenParentsYouCrySay

Not reforming the NHS would have been a much easier decision for me as secretary of state to have taken. We could have just protected the NHS from cuts, put in an extra £12.5bn and left it there. But sooner or later the cracks would have started to show. New treatments would have been held back.

Andrew Lansley

DecisionMeBackNewLeftStarted

When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

Maurice Sendak

FriendLiveMyselfDeathPartner

You know, Taylor Lautner, with a body like that, he should be taking his shirt off. For me, it's not so essential.

Max Irons

MeYouBodyKnowShirtOff

Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother's roast turkey.

Amanda Lindhout

MotherHomeTimeParentsYearEat

I didn't grow up feeling very handsome.

Sterling K. Brown

GrowHandsomeFeelingGrow UpUp

Honestly, I just go to restaurants to eat so I won't die. If there was a pill I could take in January and then I wouldn't have to eat again for the rest of the year, I would take it. Of course, I wouldn't want to sacrifice my chocolate cake and ice cream.

Steven Wright

JanuarySacrificeCakeRestYear

When people mention me and Messi together, it's amazing because, to me, Messi is the best of the best. You can't say anything to him; he's the boss.

Riyad Mahrez

BestTogetherBossPeopleAmazing

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

StrongTruePraiseFalseOnlyEven

I enjoy talking to groups who are interested in the writing process or the industry. I never teach - because truthfully, I don't know how it all works; it just does. Sort of magic-like. But I love to share my experiences and perspectives.

Lori Foster

LoveWritingProcessTalkingEnjoy

Whenever I speak at a conference, I try to catch a few of the other presentations. I tend to stand in the back and listen, observe, and get a general sense of the room.

Jason Fried

SpeakStandBackTryListenRoom

The first thing I've learned is to trust nobody.

Josh Bowman

TrustNobodyFirstLearnedThing

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