"We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right."

-- Wally Schirra

“Man is the universe becoming conscious of itself.”

Source : Greg Iles (2004). “The Footprints of God”, p.292, Simon and Schuster
“If there is love enough,then nothing-not nature, not even death itself- can come between two who love each other.”

Source : Philippa Gregory (2009). “The White Queen”, Simon and Schuster
“We have pledged ourselves, and of this the United Nations of the world are witness, to give the fullest opportunity for attainment of self-government by India as soon as hostilities are over. I repeat that that is beyond doubt.”
“If you heard me sing, you would just plug your ears and run, screaming, the other way. I promise.”

Source : "Sarah Paulson and Sally Talley". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 26, 2013.
“We had to do something at [a festival in Washington, D.C.]. I remember Chris Martin, by then we all knew him, there were certain people who were regulars. He would say, "Oh, my God, you guys, I think I'm going to throw up." It was a daytime festival, and they went on right after some really heavy band, and he was saying, "I don't think I can do this. I think I'm going to throw up." He was in the bathroom thinking he was going to be sick. He said, "They're going to hate us." In fact, they hated them. They hated Coldplay - did not go over well. His instincts were correct.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I think I'm an ambitious artist but you have to understand the measure of your influence on people. You're not going to change people's lives with your art. What you do is you give them a little pat so that you change the course of the direction that they're going.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.”
“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”

Source : Woodrow Wilson (1965). “The Political Thought of Woodrow Wilson”

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