Ellen Ochoa Quotes
I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan.
-
I've always cared about fashion and what I look like. I don't like to spend a lot of money on designer clothes, but I do like to look good.
-
Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.
-
The good part is if I play a solid round of golf, it will be very hard for the others to beat me. And that's all I'm thinking about.
-
I design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me. But I've got a good imagination. I went to art school so I understand how to communicate my ideas.
-
I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.
-
One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.
-
Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
-
I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
-
Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.
-
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
-
I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week.
-
You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.
-
I always take off my makeup. My mother always told me to do this, and I never go to bed without doing it. I use a good moisturizer and Mario Badescu face wash.
-
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
-
I think fans always want something new, but they want somebody who can deliver - to go out there and really entertain them and have good matches.
-
I'm a crier. I always cry. I cry at the dumbest things, too. This is why I sort of steer clear of movies and films that I know are going to be depressing. I don't care how many awards they've won - I know they're good. I don't need to watch them, because I don't want to be depressed, and I don't want to cry.
-
I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.
-
Search for beauty without features, something deeper than any signs.
-
When I worked in a medical practice, our practice provided the insurance. When I retired the next day to run for public office to run for Congress, I had to pay first dollar.
-
I think the wonderment of seeing my two sons developing makes me incredibly optimistic about human potential. It makes you think: 'My goodness. It's a miracle that's going on here. What could the human race do together?'
-
I find it hard to not like music if it has passion behind it and good integrity. Only if it's made for the wrong reasons and shows a lack of respect for its audience will I find something to dislike.
-
I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.
