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Valentina Tereshkova Quotes

We didn't have rest days or weekends because we had to get ready as fast as possible, so we could beat the Americans, who were also racing to send a woman into space.

Valentina Tereshkova

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: astronaut
Nationality: russian
Birth: March 6, 1937

Topics

Woman Space Rest Racing Fast Ready

Deforestation will continue as long as cutting down and burning trees is more economic than preserving them.

Johan Eliasch

Trees Long Down Will More Economic

Much of what's called 'public' is increasingly a private good paid for by users - ever-higher tolls on public highways and public bridges, higher tuitions at so-called public universities, higher admission fees at public parks and public museums.

Robert Reich

Good Bridges Museums Paid Admission

It was painful, but sometimes you must have these painful moments where you tear yourself away from something that isn't working.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Yourself Moments You Sometimes Where

When it comes to physical strength, someone may have a stronger upper body than lower body, or a stronger right arm compared to the left arm. Similarly, we're likely to excel in some areas of mental strength while struggling with others.

Amy Morin

Strength Someone Stronger Body Right

Writers like to feel sorry for themselves, which is easy to do in private, but when called on to feel sorry for ourselves in social situations, we will often do so by sharing terrible book tour stories.

Jonathan Dee

Book Sorry Feel Easy Sharing Will

I'm busy and that's the way I like it - when I have too much downtime I get into trouble.

Craig Charles

Busy Too Much Trouble Way Get Like

I will always find something that I want to try and become better at. I always love to spend more time with my friends, more time with my family, my extended family. I always want to read more books.

Connie Nielsen

Family Love Time Better Friends Try

No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.

Woody Hayes

History Football Game Worth Back

Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living.

Paul Tsongas

Thinking Young Living Decent Means

I'm constantly asking for alternative views on most things that come to me.

Paul Wolfowitz

Me Things Asking Come Most Views

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.

Shelley Berman

Night Performance Sunday First Right

I don't think I'd call myself a war writer, but I would probably say I'm a writer who has written about war.

Tim O'Brien

Myself War Think Say Call Would