"There is but one Earth, tiny and fragile, and one must get 100,000 miles away to appreciate fully one's good fortune in living on it."

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Source : Michael Collins, Charles A. Lindbergh (2001). “Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey”, p.471, Rowman & Littlefield

Michael Collins

#Appreciate Quotes #Earth Quotes #Tiny Quotes

“None of those other things makes a difference. Love is the strongest thing in the world, you know. Nothing can touch it. Nothing comes close. If we love each other we're safe from it all. Love is the biggest thing there is.”

Source : David Guterson (2009). “Snow Falling on Cedars”, p.109, A&C Black
“A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a field of gelded bulls - whereas a city of anarchy is a city of promise.”
“Comedy is the drug, when they laugh it's like I'm a jazz musician and they hear it, and they get it. It's power to take the crowd wherever I want them to go. I love it when they laugh, especially when they relate through laughter. It's a beautiful thing. It also means I'm going to get paid, which is nice.”
“It's amazing to find that so many people, who I thought really knew me, could have thought that 'Sunset Boulevard' was autobiographical. I've got nobody floating in my swimming pool.”
“Pride's chickens have bonny feathers, but they are an expensive brood to rear. They eat up everything, and are always lean when brought to market.”
“The Best ideal is the true and other truth is none. All glory be ascribed to the holy Three in One.”
“People see me as a person who can make them some money, which makes it hard to make real friends. I'm asked to do a lot of stuff for free - to wear certain clothes, turn up to events - people use you to make money. I think that's why I tend to jump into relationships.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.”

Source : "Q&A – Dean Norris (Hank Schrader)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. May 2010.

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