"The greatest gain from space travel consists in the extension of our knowledge. In a hundred years this newly won knowledge will pay huge and unexpected dividends."

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Wernher von Braun

#Years Quotes #Space Quotes #Pay Quotes

“Surely you donâ€™t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You donâ€™t really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!”
“The guys have a lot of good cars built up. We're going to do some more testing before we go back to Las Vegas and try to win at Vegas again. We need to get off to a quick start.”
“Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.”
“I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits.”
“I hope 'Warning: This Drug May Kill You' documentary helps to show the humanity of the people who are struggling with the brain disease of addiction because that is what this is - this isn't about bad people, this is about good people who became addiction oftentimes in the process of being prescribed medication for pain.”
“Miss Havisham is a glitch in the smooth functioning of the Patriarchy, enforcing awareness of a moment of social disaster and personal shame, something it seems she would want us to forget (but no one would forget). (Maybe an interesting "discussion question" for readers of Complicated Grief might be, "What do Terry Barton and Miss Havisham have in common?"?)”
“I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy.”
“You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet.”

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