Luca Parmitano Quotes

Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question.

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• There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.

  

  Campbell Scott
  • World
  • Doubt
  • Better

• 'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.

  

  Taylor Hicks
  • World
  • Great
  • Learning

• I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.

  

  Ian Somerhalder
  • Want
  • Way
  • Story

• I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.

  

  Malcolm McDowell
  • Always
  • Thought
  • Genuine

• Well I like everything but my first love has always been piano because when I started out there was a piano in my house and it was there so I just started tinkling on it really so it's always been my first love.

  

  Jack Bruce Cream
  • Love
  • House
  • Always

• Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.

  

  Dan Gable
  • People
  • Different
  • May

• Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.

  

  Samantha Stosur
  • Life
  • Time
  • Work

• At every Christmas, I fail to remember the daughters' shoe sizes, and they are not growing, but grown. After ostensible hard thought about who needs what, I have failed to give good gifts; I have failed to receive good gifts.

  

  Padgett Powell
  • Good
  • Remember
  • Growing

• The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

  

  Harlan Ellison
  • Universe
  • Two
  • Stupidity

• Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.

  

  Francia Raisa
  • Dance
  • Exercise
  • Active

• I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.

  

  Nat King Cole
  • Music
  • Money
  • Business

• Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.

  

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  • Mind
  • Man
  • New

• Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.

  

  Sam Graves
  • Important
  • Support
  • Taken

• I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.

  

  Maluma
  • Family
  • Friends
  • Talent

• A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.

  

  Wayne Dyer
  • Spirit
  • Audience
  • Enthusiasm

• When we were shooting 'Oz,' my wife was doing 'Beauty and the Beast' on Broadway, singing and dancing. It was an interesting dichotomy in our house.

  

  J. K. Simmons
  • House
  • Interesting
  • Wife

• Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Life
  • Up
  • Education

• If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward.

  

  Candice Millard
  • Writing
  • Truth
  • Challenge

• Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Proud
  • Tolerance

• I celebrated success in the art world, which was quite sudden, and I suddenly had $1,000 a month, when formerly I had nothing, basically. So what we did with this money: we had a baby, we bought a car, and we celebrated by going to Rome, because it would be warmer and better looking.

  

  Peter Saul
  • World
  • Money
  • Art

• I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

  

  Bill Rodgers
  • Time

• When you have quick scenes, it becomes difficult to ascertain where your character fits and where they're going. I always enjoy scenes that have a movement to them.

  

  Benedict Samuel
  • Character

• I think I just have to control what I can control. I can control myself. I can't control anything else but what I do. I definitely know I can do a better job at that.

  

  Odell Beckham, Jr.
  • Job
  • Control
  • Myself

• Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question.

  

  Luca Parmitano
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