Mae Jemison Quotes
I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.Mae Jemison
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
W. Averell Harriman -
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
Abraham Lincoln -
I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
Samuel Barnett -
I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
Victor Hugo -
I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
Imtiaz Ali -
Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
Hans Rosling
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
Imogen Cunningham -
It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
Rachel Kushner -
The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
Zane Grey -
Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
Damien Hirst -
To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
Wendell Berry -
Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.
Wang Jianlin
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So the storm passed and every one was happy.
Kate Chopin -
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
Mallory Ortberg -
The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
Aaron Lazar -
Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
Tara Strong -
They hate whom they fear.
Quintus Ennius -
I like very much to put on fashion shows.
Raf Simons
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The author of the Gospel of Judas wasn't against martyrdom, and he didn't ever insult the martyrs. He said it's one thing to die for God if you have to do that. But it's another thing to say that's what God wants, that this is a glorification of God.
Elaine Pagels -
People that go through serious illness - you can either go one way or the other. You can either become despondent about it all. Or it kind of rejuvenates you, makes you focus on what's important.
Jack Layton -
I think people do work too much. I've never been able to understand the whole 'make hay while the sun shines' thing. Either I want to work or I don't want to work.
Kristin Scott Thomas -
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you first experience the world of film-making you have to develop a very tough skin.
Jane Campion -
You see why we play so many crazy ladies. We have to be crazy to start with.
Beverly Sills -
I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
Mae Jemison