Edgar Mitchell Quotes

You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics looks so petty.

Edgar Mitchell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: astronaut
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1930 - February 4, 2016

Topics

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The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself.

Andre Malraux

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The hardest problems of all in law enforcement are those involving a conflict of law and local customs. History has recorded many occasions when the moral sense of a nation produced judicial decisions, such as the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which required difficult local adjustments.

Robert Kennedy

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Cut down on your use of plastic shopping bags because many end up in the ocean.

Angela Kinsey

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I always say snowboarding saved my life. It gave me a reason to focus on the future; it gave me something to be passionate about.

Amy Purdy

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Kids come up to us all the time and say, 'Hey, I'm not a Christian, but what you guys are doing is cool.' Or they say, 'Man, there's something different going on when you guys play.' I believe that's the Spirit of God touching who God intends to touch, whether it's just one person or 50,000 people.

Sonny Sandoval

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Advances in the technology of telecommunications have proved an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes everywhere.

Rupert Murdoch

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Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.

Jason Alexander

PeopleThinkDoingBad PeopleBad

I first came across Langhorne Slim when I saw him play live, and he's an incredibly infectious performer. The way he works the crowd is mind-blowing. You can listen to his music without really listening to his lyrics, but it pays off if you do.

Johnny Flynn

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I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using.

Donna Mills

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I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be.

Bob Dylan

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I'm raising a child, and it's public. The media creates these dramas, and that's not what's happening in my life.

Bridget Moynahan

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While I appreciate horror movies, I'd love the opportunity to do something transformative, especially because people see me as contemporary. There's a lot to explore in my career that could take me back to another time. A period piece would be an incredible game of dress-up, too.

Ari Graynor

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