John M. Grunsfeld Quotes
I kind of feel like I found my cause in life servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
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The divorce was the toughest thing in my life. It still hurts.
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Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
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I try to have a normal life since I have an abnormal job.
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The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation.
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We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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I feel like somehow I'm living my life mentally in reverse. It's taken me to my 30s to feel relaxed and comfortable in my skin. I think I'm going to be dancing on tables when I'm 50. I really hope I am.
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Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.
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Notice the times in your life when you go above and beyond simply because you care so much.
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If someone saves your life, you develop a brotherhood, no matter what your race.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.
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I'm a gay man who came out when I was 10 years old, and there's nothing in my life that I'm prouder of.
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I got into journalism not to be a journalist but to try to change American foreign policy. I'm a corny person. I was a dreamer predating my journalistic life, so I got into journalism as a means to try to change the world.
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When I first heard about Twittering, I thought it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever heard of in my life. It's like the devil: the idea that your personal life is there for everybody.
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In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
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'The ruckus' is different experiences you go through throughout your life which builds your ruckus points up - your tolerance. You've got to have a high tolerance for dealing with stuff all the time.
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The cycling helmet can save your life, but it doesn't look good and tends to ruin your hair.
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There is an ambush everywhere from the army of accidents; therefore the rider of life runs with loosened reins.
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I carry lots of guilt.
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I'm really kind of boring - I'd rather go to bed early and get up early because I really value my time off, my time away from work.
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I kind of feel like I found my cause in life servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.
