Leonard N. Stern Quotes

If I have taught my sons anything in life, it is to have integrity - to always tell the truth, and I believe they have.

Leonard N. Stern

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People assume that death hanging over my head would allow me to put things into perspective, but that's not how it works.

John Diamond

PerspectiveDeathPeopleMeHead

I was in my early 20s and open to alternative lifestyles. I thought, 'I bet you get a lot of attractive, interesting women in a vegetarian co-op.'

John Mackey

WomenThoughtInterestingYouEarly

Businesspeople get a little bit of bad press sometimes. There are a lot of normal and ethical people.

Matthew Stewart

PeopleBadSometimesNormalEthical

We must take the world as it is and not as we would like it to be.

Maurice Allais

WorldTakeMustWouldLike

SpaceX is very unusual. I don't know of any other startup where the founder put in $100 million of his own money before looking for any outside capital. They have wildly exceeded any reasonable expectations.

Steve Jurvetson

MoneyLookingExpectationsKnowOwn

Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.

Robert Burns

MoreSuspicionHeavyWeightArmor

If you're from Dublin, for example, chances are you live with your family, if you're lucky enough to, right up to the mid-20s. And most of the people I know, when they finally sort of set off on their own, they don't stray all that far.

Roddy Doyle

FamilyLivePeopleEnoughYouKnow

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Ronald Reagan

GovernmentLimitsBeyondProtectUs

I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.

Michael Pitt

LoveFunHave FunKnowWellOnly

Some people say that their pets will tell them when it's time to go. I don't believe that. No animal of mine has ever told me he was ready to die. I wish it were that simple. Dogs can communicate, but they cannot talk, nor do they think in our language or on our terms.

Jon Katz

TimeSimpleAnimalPeopleMeThink

There's something about being afraid, about being small, about enforced humility that draws me to climbing.

Jon Krakauer

HumilityMeSmallAfraidSomething

In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in the astronaut business, we have a saying, which is, 'There is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse.'

Chris Hadfield

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