"He liked the loneliness of inner space, the sense of being forgotten by the world."

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Source : Richard Preston (2012). “The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak”, p.123, Random House

Richard Preston

#Loneliness Quotes #Space Quotes #World Quotes

“Fox would hire me in a minute. And believe it or not, CNN would, too.”
“If there is anybody I detest, it is weak-minded sentimentalists-all those melancholy people who, out of an excess of sympathy for others, miss the thrill of their own essence and drift through life without identity, like a human fog, feeling sorry for everyone.”

Source : John Cheever, Blake Bailey (2009). “John Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings”
“In short, Mr. Ryanâ€™s plan is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices. And it couldnâ€™t pass even if Republicans were to take the presidency and both houses of Congress. Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan have no plan to take on Wall Street, the Fed, the military-industrial complex, social insurance or the nationâ€™s fiscal calamity and no plan to revive capitalist prosperity â€” just empty sermons.”
“In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.”

Source : Speech at Kettering, 3 July 1938, in The Times 4 July 1938
“A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.”
“Continual improvement is an unending journey”
“What I like is not a particular genre, it's storytelling. There's a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music.”
“The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.”

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