"I've already written 300 space poems. But I look upon my ultimate form as being a poetic prose. When you read it, it appears to be prose, but within the prose you have embedded the techniques of poetry."

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Source : "NASA Distinguished Service Medal". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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#Space Quotes #Looks Quotes #Technique Quotes

“Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.”

Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”
“Jiu-Jitsu for sure will save your ass, one way or another. Not necessarily a physical fight but also being able to deal with yourself, know about yourself, and really improve yourself as a whole.”
“Sometimes you have to go above the law.”

Source : "The Bush administration's code of silence" by Sidney Blumenthal, www.theguardian.com. August 2, 2007.
“Growing up with my dad being a musician, it seemed like a male centric world to me. I just didn't know many girls playing guitar.”
“For all their faults, right-wing authoritarian regimes more easily accept democratic reforms than left-wing totalitarian states.”
“Increasingly I think of myself as some strange and solitary conductor, introduced to a group of very dynamic musicians who happen to be my characters, and I have no idea how they are going to play together, and I have certainly no idea how I am going to put manners on them.”
“Growing up, I was utterly oblivious to the fact that Mom was teaching me all that. But I was instantly aware of her final lesson, which was hidden in her notes and leters. As I read them I began to understand that in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, Mom showed me that it is never too late to find out how to do it.”

Source : Ruth Reichl (2010). “For You Mom, Finally”, p.43, Penguin
“Weâ€™ve all seen the same situation happen to two people. One looks for the lesson, sets their shoulders back and presses on while the other asks â€˜why does it always happen to me?â€™ You can choose not to sit on the fence. You can choose not to criticise. You must stand as guard at the door of your own mind and choose to be positive.”

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