"You've done it in the simulator so many times, you don't have a real sense of being excited when the flight is going on. You're excited before, but as soon as the liftoff occurs, you are busy doing what you have to do."

-- Alan Shepard

#Real Quotes #Done Quotes #Flight Quotes

“The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.”
“Some things are difficult to adapt to.”
“Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented.”
“Like anyone who has a relationship with Jesus knows, the coolest thing about it is that it's infinite how much you can learn and begin to understand. It's something that grabbed me.”
“A lot of artists make art for five years, some artists make art for ten years, a few make art for fifteen: very few do it until they die.”

Source : Source: www.believermag.com
“The law's the law, but people are people.”

Source : M. L. Stedman (2012). “The Light Between Oceans”, p.276, Simon and Schuster
“The Hindus have worshipped from ancient times the baby Krishna in the arms of Virgin Devaki just as the Roman catholics [sic] worship Madona [sic] with baby Christ.”
“I've lost tremendous amounts of money in various markets and I think that that's something that makes you better at my job, not worse.”

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