Michael J. Massimino Quotes
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile.
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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I believe that government should confine itself to the public realm and that it should be as stripped down as possible, within reason. It should not be burdened by excess bureaucracy.
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As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.
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The revolution doesn't always look perfect.
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When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.
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No two wars are identical.
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I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
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That's what I love about songwriting - that you can write something about your own experiences and think it's completely specific to you, and then people can take away a completely different meaning for themselves. I really love that. I think you've been successful at writing a song when it has a larger life than yourself.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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I like to remind myself how hard acting is. I do parts in friends' stuff.
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Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century.
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I used to imagine working as a White House staffer some day, so it was pretty amazing to be there... realizing another dream.
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All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.
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I thought that I could have a career in music. I really didn't know exactly what I wanted to do or how I would go about doing it.
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This is what I tell my students: step outside of your tiny little world. Step inside of the tiny little world of somebody else. And then do it again and do it again and do it again. And suddenly, all these tiny little worlds, they come together in this complex web. And they build a big, complex world.
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Small businesses pay 18 percent more than big businesses for health care, the same health care, just because they're small and they have too small a pool of risk.
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The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months.
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My hair walks into a room before I do.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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I'm one of the people that, when I hear Republicans talk about repealing Obamacare, I just want to roll my eyes. Republicans talk about reform to the healthcare, and they talk about selling insurance across state lines, and that's their solution?
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I try to stay as naive as possible so I'm not as aware as much of the risks.
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
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Don't let the government win.
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I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile.
