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James Irwin Quotes

The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.

James Irwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: astronaut
Nationality: american
Birth: March 17, 1930 - August 8, 1991

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Beautiful Tree Space You Earth Size

As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.

Jeremy Bentham

Evil Impossible Measure Results Tell

On stage, I'm always nervous, but there is so much adrenalin, too. It's strange because I have to turn my back on the audience, and my audience is the orchestra. I communicate my energy to them, and they communicate it to the audience behind me!

Andris Nelsons

Me Energy Back Nervous Strange Turn

I have a very poor record at multiple choice questions.

John Irving

Questions Choice Poor Record Very

When the Founding Fathers arrived here in Philadelphia to forge a new nation, they didn't come as Democrats or Republicans or to nominate a presidential candidate. They came as patriots who feared party politics.

Michael Bloomberg

Politics Party Philadelphia New Here

My complaint, as an exile who once loved New York and who likes to return a half-dozen times a year, is not that it plays host to extremes of the human condition: There is grandeur in that, and necessity.

John Updike

New York Loved Year New Human Host

Wellness is associated with happiness. When you're happy, you're feeling good in your mind and body. That ties into being healthy, eating well, and exercising regularly. It also ties into being excited about things - like getting up in the morning and having a healthy breakfast.

Stella Maxwell

Good Happiness Morning Happy Mind

You can't be 100 percent selfish when you're working with somebody else.

St. Lucia

Selfish You Working Somebody Percent

A publisher many years ago asked if I'd like to write a novel for £50. And I said, 'Absolutely.'

Tom Stoppard

Said Write Years Like Absolutely

My public persona is badly warped and bears little resemblance to the person those closest to me know.

Mindy McCready

Me Person Know Little Persona Bears

Where does personality end and brain damage begin?

Douglas Coupland

Personality Brain End Begin Where

I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.

Debi Thomas

Me Mom Doctor Buy Toy Would

I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up to me.

Brad Pitt

Life Work Myself Day Me Believe