"If we die, do not mourn for us. This is a risky business we're in, and we accept those risks. The space program is too valuable to this country to be halted for too long if a disaster should ever happen."

-- Gus Grissom

#Country Quotes #Acceptance Quotes #Space Quotes

“Who so loves believes the impossible.”
“There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking.”

Source : "Leslie Nielsen: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. November 29, 2010.
“One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child.”

Source : Third book of Criticism
“Peter stood, cleared his throat, and began to hum softly, then sing, slowly building up the song as his voice cleared. He found the old tune, the song of the Sunbird. And as he sung, as his rich voice echoed off the tall cliffs, the birds and the faeries lent him their voice and soon the tune drifted throughtout the garden.”
“We've never had a female President in this country, which I find stunning”
“In cold weather a good rule is to light your fire first before doing anything else. It is always more sensible to keep yourself warm rather than trying to thaw yourself out later.”
“Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find.”
“A man destined to hang can never drown”

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