Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Alan Stern Quotes

To say that what a planet is doesn't matter would be to imply that a planetary scientist couldn't explain to someone what the field is about.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 22, 1957

Topics

Someone Say Matter Explain Planet

My family are happy in Italy. We're first, and I'm top scorer. What more could I ask for?

Family Happy More Ask First Top

I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not.

Family Tree Turn Out Going Deeply

The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Good Attitude Not Good Enough Enough

There are so many incredible causes, no one better than the other. There are lots of organizations that need our help and lots of ways we need to help one another.

Better Help Need Incredible Than

I defy anyone to finish Halldor Laxness's 'Independent People' without wetting the pages with tears.

Jonathan Franzen

People Tears Independent Finish Defy

Idealism that makes no distinction between areas where our national interest lies and those from which it is remote does no good for America. The weariness of the post-Versailles, post-Korea, post-Vietnam eras is never far from the national mood.

Good America Mood Never Interest

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.

Arthur Erickson

Tradition Craft Europe Industry

I write in my pajamas on my sofa surrounded by my cats. It's a bit isolating.

Allison Schroeder

Cats Write Pajamas Surrounded Sofa

If bad decorating was a hanging offense, there'd be bodies hanging from every tree!

Sylvester Stallone

Tree Bad Hanging Offense Decorating

If you have a business idea that's extremely easy to copy, that can often become something of a challenge or problem.

Business Challenge Problem Easy You

If your story is being told by someone who doesn't really know it, it's not going to come out accurate. A lot of it has to do with context. Whoever's behind the camera or pen or whatever.

Story Someone Camera Pen Know Out

And I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

People Think Thought Bad People Bad

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Alan Stern