Kathleen Rubins Quotes
When I started working at NASA and understanding what the capabilities really were of the space station and the space program, one of the biggest draws for me was the ability to do experiments in space. We can do a number of experiments where gravity is actually a variable.
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I don't have a wallet. I carry my driver's license and a couple of credit cards in my phone. That, and a money clip.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.
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I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Millions of people gave their lives fighting fascism and imperialism, but Pearl Harbor was the event that forever changed the course of human history.
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Never, and I mean never, allow anyone else's ideas of who you can or can't become sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your territory, and a 'Keep Out' sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to your imagination.
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My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world.
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Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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Judi Dench has always been the benchmark for me. Everything I have seen her do is incredible. I also really admire Cate Blanchett. In terms of people I have worked with, there is no one more admirable than Hugh Jackman, for his spirit, energy, generosity and hard work.
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I read mails throughout the day but answer mails more in the morning and evening.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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Sometimes I listen to music and I wonder how did they get certain sounds.
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I was writing from the age of 10, and I was never really into going to discos and dances and stuff. I never told anyone at school that I did that because I feared it would alienate me even more.
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I like to improvise.
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I find end-of-the-world stuff enthralling - to imagine how life will be in the future on Earth and in space!
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If a candidate for president said he believed that space aliens dwell among us, would that affect your willingness to vote for him? Personally, I might not disqualify him out of hand; one out of three Americans believe we have had Visitors and, hey, who knows? But I would certainly want to ask a few questions.
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Space travel for everyone is the next frontier in the human experience.
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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.
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When I started working at NASA and understanding what the capabilities really were of the space station and the space program, one of the biggest draws for me was the ability to do experiments in space. We can do a number of experiments where gravity is actually a variable.
