"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth, a nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present. In this limitless nation, this nation of wind, light, and peace, there is no other ruler besides the sea."

-- Bernard Moitessier

#Beautiful Quotes #Simple Quotes #Light Quotes

“I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef.”
“Maximum security exists concerning the subject of UFOs.”
“Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.”

Source : "STS-1 25th Anniversary Interview with Bob Crippen". "NASA Direct" with George Diller, www.nasa.gov. April 12, 2006.
“The only reason that you're conscious right now is because I don't want to carry you.”
“Fancy language, like poplin, too often conceals an eczema.”
“If you look back on your life and where you started from it's like looking back down a mountain back to the desert floor. It's like now I can't believe I had whatever it takes or perceived whatever it took to get here.”
“Prayer might not change things, but it will change my perspective of things. Prayer might not change the past, but inevitably, it changes the present.”

Source : Margaret Feinberg (2008). “The Sacred Echo”, p.151, Zondervan
“People always think there's this huge hundred-foot-high barrier that separates doing good from doing bad. But there's not. There's nothing. There's not even a little anthill. You just take one baby step in any direction and you're already there. You've doing something awful. And your life is changed forever.”

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