"Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the way, I'd become a good fit. It had only taken 21 years."

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Source : Chris Hadfield (2013). “An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth”, p.157, Pan Macmillan

Chris Hadfield

#Taken Quotes #Squares Quotes #Years Quotes

“I believe that if something is troubling you, simply start from where you are and take the action necessary to change it.”
“A holy life will produce the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns; they only shine.”
“See what perils do environ those who meddle with hot iron.”
“On his multi-player injury substitutions against Western Samoa-It was like the Falklands crisis. I was counting them in and counting them out.”
“Does anyone know a word that rhymes with shark?”
“When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out.”
“Consider that you radiate. At all times. Consider that what youâ€™re feeling right now is rippling outward into a field of is-ness that anyone can dip their oar into. You are felt. You are heard. You are seen. If you were not here, the world would be different. Because of your presence, the universe is expanding.”
“Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases, it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices.”

Source : "You Can Prevent Alzheimer’s" by David Perlmutter, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 1, 2013.

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