"I always was fascinated by space and always wanted to learn more about it and wanted to experience it first hand by flying into space. I don't know how it began or where it began. Maybe I was born with it. Maybe it's in my genes."

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Source : "Interview with Anousheh Ansari, the First Female Space Tourist". Interview with Sara Goudarzi, www.space.com. September 15, 2006.

Anousheh Ansari

#Hands Quotes #Space Quotes #Flying Quotes

“If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.”

Source : Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.153, Stanford University Press
“The task of youth is not only its own salvation but the salvation of those against whom it rebels, but in that case there must be something vital to rebel against and if the elderly stiffly refuse to put up a vigorous front of their own, it leaves the entire situation in a mist.”
“Can the knowledge deriving from reason even begin to compare with knowledge perceptible by sense?”
“With demands for special education or standardized test prep being shouted in their ears, public schools can't always hear a parent when he says: 'I want my child to be able to write contracts in Spanish,' or, 'I want my child to shake hands firmly,' or, 'I want my child to study statistics and accounting, not calculus.”
“You know, I started this process of being a football player and I'm going to make it to the NFL very soon and I plan on finishing that. And by 'finishing that,' I mean that I'm going to go out and be the best that I can be and put everything forth to make that happen.”
“You can't show somebody what it's like to experience loss, but you can soundtrack it and help them experience their own loss. I am so lucky to have this venue to be able to say and talk about all the stuff I've been through.”
“Man's heart away from nature becomes hard.”
“Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities.”

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