Alan G. Poindexter Quotes

My job during the EVAs, the spacewalks, is to act as the inside coordinator. I remain on the aft flight deck of the shuttle, and I act in a manner to help the gentlemen outside, my fellow crewmates, who are performing the EVA tasks.

Alan G. Poindexter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I call my parents twice a day when I'm away.

Ann Jillian

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'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' is my first book, and it's the fulfillment of a life-long dream. I had always wanted to be a cartoonist, but I found that it was very tough to break into the world of newspaper syndication. So I started playing with a style that mixed cartoons and 'traditional' writing, and that's how 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' was born.

Jeff Kinney

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When I first came to New York, I would scream like a girl and run to the other side of the street if there was a pigeon. Now I can face off with a pigeon.

John Searles

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If your mind is empty, it is ready for anything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

Shunryu Suzuki

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I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts that will play down.

Rufus Sewell

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I decided to start professionally making music at about 11. I was like, 'Okay, this is something I really want to do.'

Roshon Fegan

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I try not to judge my characters. If I'm looking at it from the outside, I'd say, 'No, she's not really a great mother.' But she wishes she were, and she wants to be, and she still has instincts toward protecting her son and wanting him to be a happy person.

Mira Sorvino

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Manhattan is just all bank branches.

Jonathan Franzen

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Willem Dafoe and I are actually the same person.

Denis Leary

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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

Plato

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Everything that happens to you, I feel like it helps you develop as a person, as a player.

Phil Humber

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Even when I was a young kid, I always told my uncle that, when I became a wrestler, I wanted to be Rey Mysterio, Jr. and I wanted to wear the mask. I always pictured myself wearing a mask. I dreamed about it for so long. I wanted to be one of those luchadores who wore the mask, the cape, and the fancy outfits.

Rey Mysterio

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