Adrian Younge Quotes
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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All my books are optimistic!
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I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
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I get homesick.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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If a film is a huge hit, you do think properly before choosing your next projects.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.
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I don't even like to talk Lions too much just because the way our relationship ended.
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Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil.
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That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.
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You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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I graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and I got the opportunity to take some on-camera classes while I was in school and met a casting director who informed me quite a bit before my move out to L.A.; it made L.A. feel possible, coming from Oklahoma and not having a family that was in the industry.
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It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.
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Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
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It's not like my old self – I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
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If you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome.
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I get a lot of backlash for wearing designers that I feel are creators and artists. I get it all the time.
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Sometimes we get wrapped up in all the fancy things. But don’t expect life to be perfect. It don’t come with static cling.
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But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.
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I want listeners to feel as though they went through an experience.
