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Leroy Chiao Quotes

Of course, you'll have to meet the physical and psychological demands. A space walk takes a lot of energy.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: astronaut
Nationality: american
Birth: August 28, 1960

Topics

Walk Space Energy You Meet Course

For me, the best places to write are on planes, trains and at airports. Not hotel rooms but hotel lobbies. I'm really happy when I'm waiting for a plane and the message comes that it's three hours late. Great, I'll get to write!

Great Best Happy Waiting Me Hotel

I wanted to write a book about poverty that wasn't only about the poor. I was looking for some sort of narrative device, a phenomenon that would allow me to draw in a lot of different players. I was like, 'Shoot, eviction does that.'

Matthew Desmond

Me Looking Book Poverty Poor Write

Growing up, the only Asian face I saw on air was Connie Chung or extras on M*A*S*H. That was it. You could either be Chinese delivery guy No. 4 or maybe one day read the news.

Day Growing Up Face You Growing Air

One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.

Saying Human Lovely Pay Without He

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Work Goals Time Think Uncomfortable

The idea that women were oppressed throughout history is an appalling theory.

Jordan Peterson

Women History Theory Oppressed Idea

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage.

Hate Flying Security Lost Up Whole

A lot of times, when I interact with someone for the first time, I don't want to see the presentation.

Time Someone Want First Time See

Alas, those six unfortunate souls who have made their way through my books know that every one of them is about Emerson and Thoreau and their dark counters, Melville and Emily Dickinson. Try as I might, I can't get their inspirations, their challenges and sentences and wisdom and questions out of my head.

Wisdom Challenges Questions Dark Way

When we look at policy, it's important we make sure that it's up to date and reflective of the way the world works today - and where the world is heading in the future.

Future Today World Look Important

After you have been incarcerated for so long, whatever story is told in the aftermath is beautiful.

Beautiful Story Long You Whatever

I don't actually go to that many conferences. I do that a couple of times a year. Normally, I am not recognized; people don't throw their panties at me. I'm a perfectly normal person sitting in my den just doing my job.

Job I Am People Me Doing Year

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