Peggy Whitson Quotes
I think probably the discoveries made by Hubble Space Telescope have been very dramatic, very amazing.
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I've always loved to help people, young people in particular.
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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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The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
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Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
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I am not a hound; I am an attention-seeker. Very different animal. My kind of attention requires greater finesse.
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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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It's hard for people sometimes to relate to me. They weren't in the military, they weren't injured overseas in Iraq, they weren't burned, they didn't go through 33 surgeries, or two and a half years in the hospital.
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What I love about sci-fi is that every generation's films are based on what we know at that point in time. We make movies about the future but it's always based on what we have. Then as science grows and we discover new things, so do our ideas. You know?
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I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia.
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The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.
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Sometimes, I think the best kind of poem is one in which there is an acute balance between what is humorous and that which is very serious. That balance is very hard to strike. But it can be done.
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The thing I don't like about detective stories is looking for criminals.
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Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.
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When online business first appeared, a lot of operations would take your order and then disappear.
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Citadel is a global technology leader, recognized for its work to level the playing field for investors and make markets more fair, transparent and efficient. I look forward to leading this exemplary team as we grow this global business.
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There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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We have done a lot of work on cost reduction, getting ourselves lean, reducing our breakeven, reducing our fixed cost and increasing exports. All of these factors help because our export basket is not just automotive but also includes industrial products, railways and others.
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I used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms. I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house.
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A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty is a beautifully written portrait of Eudora Welty and her amazing life. Carolyn J. Brown carries the reader through Welty's long, productive writing career and introduces her family and friends along the way. The book's very readable text, its lovely use of Welty quotes, and its excellent photographs make the work a treasure. This intimate look at Eudora Welty is a welcome addition for her readers.
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It's a pity that the tennis is really going down the drain. Every year it's getting worse and worse and worse. There has to be a radical change, and I hope it will be really soon.
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Sadness was something I was thinking about in my life outside of writing, so it wormed itself into whatever I wrote.
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It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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I think probably the discoveries made by Hubble Space Telescope have been very dramatic, very amazing.
