Alan G. Poindexter Quotes

Flying in space is risky. It will never be safe, and the best thing we can do is manage those risks. It's important for people, for human beings, to be in space because they're adaptable and because they're not pre-programmed software that can go off and do tasks that are appropriate for machines.

Alan G. Poindexter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: astronaut
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 5, 1961 - July 1, 2012

Topics

BestRisksSpacePeopleFlyingGo

Middle-earth is a universe I know very well.

Andy Serkis

UniverseKnowWellVery

Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality.

Michael Fassbender

RealitySuperheroPlayingEven

It's difficult to look on the bright side when you're surrounded by negativity.

Amy Morin

NegativityYouLookBrightDifficult

I'm more the conscience of the conservative than I am someone looking for consensus.

Steve King

I AmLookingSomeoneConservativeAm

Today, we are fortunate that the historical novel has reached such extraordinary heights of technical mastery. The ability of society to connect with the past holds out the greatest hope for it being able to embrace the future.

Amanda Foreman

FutureTodayHopePastSociety

A great way to get all the right nutrients is to make a colorful plate - mix of good vegetables, carbohydrates, and protein. If you notice all your vegetables are green, change it up and add another color for a variety of benefits in one meal.

Summer Sanders

ChangeGoodGreatGreenColorYou

I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk.

Tom Selleck

ChallengeRiskAfraidScreenKnew

For me, the most important and distinguishing property of new media is interactivity. But how many people can actually create interactive games, animations, or simulations? Not very many. So, in my mind, very few people are truly literate with new media.

Mitchel Resnick

PeopleMindMeMediaCreateNew

The really good doctors out there are real-life heroes. Playing one on TV is a cheaper alternative and certainly satisfies what is left of my medical ambitions.

Jason O'Mara

GoodMedicalHeroesOutPlayingTV

Kids leave us and go off on their own lives. Family members tell us what they think of us. Animals can't do that. They really are blank canvases, and we can project anything we want onto them. So the relationship is very pure and simple.

Jon Katz

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Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.

Don Tapscott

LearningKnowledgeYourselfPlanYou

I don't know how anyone gets anything done in cities. How can you live somewhere like London or New York, when there are 81 things to do every night? Awful. Give me solitude and space any time.

Douglas Coupland

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