"There was a lot of light and a lot of rumbling and vibration, especially the first minute or minute-and-a-half. And then after about two minutes, when the solid rocket boosters separated, the ride got a lot smoother."

-- Ellen Ochoa

#Light Quotes #Two Quotes #Half Quotes

“Silly gardeners! We buy pretty, comfortable benches and position them oh so carefully. But does the gardener ever sit? No! We perch momentarily and then jump up to do that next thing we see.”
“The new culture war is about national identity rather than religion and 'transcendent authority.' It focuses on which groups the United States will formally admit to residence and citizenship. It asks the same question as the old culture war: 'Who are we?' But the earlier query was primarily about how we define ourselves morally. The new question is about how we define ourselves ethnically, racially and linguistically. It is, in truth, one of the oldest questions in our history, going back to our earliest immigration battles of the 1840s and 1850s.”
“I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories.”
“Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature.”
“Venice was and is full of lost places where people put up for sale the last worn bits of their souls, hoping no one will buy.”
“You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.”
“Excellence isnâ€™t about meeting the spec, itâ€™s about setting the spec. It defines what the consumer sees as quality right this minute, and tomorrow, if youâ€™re good, youâ€™ll reset that expectation again”
“God knows what each one of us is dealing with. He knows our pressures. He knows our conflicts. And He has made a provision for each and every one of them. That provision is Himself in the person of the Holy Spirit, indwelling us and empowering us to respond rightly.”

Source : Kay Arthur (2009). “As Silver Refined: Learning to Embrace Life's Disappointments”, p.68, WaterBrook

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