Thomas Marshburn famous quotes

As an astronaut, when you're getting ready to go out of that hatch, you know that's the pinnacle of both your career and your life. The view completely blows you away. The real challenge is getting past the excitement and getting focused and down to work.
-- Thomas Marshburn

#Real #Past #Blow

The blackness of space was a big shock to me. It is a deep, three-dimensional, oily blackness. You can feel the distance.
-- Thomas Marshburn

#Distance #Space #Three

In 2009 I went up on the space shuttle. I was in space for 16 days and docked at the space station for 11 days. The entire crew did five space walks, of which I was involved with three of them. When you're doing a space walk, you always have a buddy with you. It's a very dangerous environment when you're doing a space walk.
-- Thomas Marshburn

#Space #Three #Environment

We have to be plumbers, electricians, construction engineers, or workers, on the space station, but at the same time running a laboratory, being scientists, being the best laboratory assistants we can be. It's all in a bundle; it's very exciting, it's a lot of fun.
-- Thomas Marshburn

#Running #Fun #Space

A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.

Of course, the advantage is that, being in this business, you get to learn a lot, experience a lot of new things, and you can become real successful. The disadvantage is, of course the negative media. People may try to manipulate you and control you, and those are the things you have to avoid. But if you maintain strong family values and you believe in God, you can be successful. So, it's been tough, but I've gotten through it because I stuck with my family and my deep belief in God.

I don't really want to write fiction at all. I don't see why fiction is necessary when we have real life already confusing enough.

I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.

Into my hear an air that kills through yon far country blows what are those blue remembered hills what spires,what farms are those? that is the land of lost content I can see it shining plain the happy highways where I went and cannot come again.

The art world is now a fashion industry, led by its Whitney Biennial 'nose for the new look.' But nobody, it seems, has the guts or the brains to blow the necessary whistle and holler, 'Hold on guys! What the hell is this ugly bit of business?

I, for my part, acknowledge another precept which says that man must deal the final blow to those whose downfall is destined by God.

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.

Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow are going to blow your funky mind!

The heart of a woman who loves will forgive many blows.