"Astronauts will remain the explorers, the pioneers-the first to go back to moon and on to Mars. But I think it's really important to make space space available to as many people as we can. It's going to be a while before we can launch people for less than $20 million a ticket. But that day is coming."

-- Sally Ride

#Future Quotes #Moon Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I have tried to live very quietly, so I could be happy.”
“Art begins when an observer's sensibilities engage with the understatements of a calculating craftsman.”
“To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better.”
“Unbreakable is a little bit Starship Troopers and a little bit Esmay Suiza, with a dash of Firefly for flavor. W. C. Bauers gives us everything we want in our military science fiction, but never allows the hardware and action to overshadow Paen and everyone else caught in the crossfire.”
“Tyrion: My gentle sister seems to have mistaken me for Ned Stark. Bronn: I hear he was taller. Tyrion: Not after Joff took off his head.”
“There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.”
“If by now you're a little confused, don't be too hard on yourself. Life is confusing, and anyone who claims that she has all the answers has probably uncovered the wrong ones.”

Source : Kirsten Miller (2011). “Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City”, p.231, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“How you humans survive so much experience is something I shall never understand. To do so much and react to it all in the way you do is as much a curse as a blessing. You never take time to digest and appreciate what happens to you.”

Source : Peter F. Hamilton (2009). “Pandora's Star”, p.271, Pan Macmillan

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