"The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder"

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Source : "Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond". Book by Gene Kranz, 2000.

Alan Shepard

#Ships Quotes #Facts Quotes #Lows Quotes

“I’ve never known fear; as a youth I fought/ In endless battles. I am old, now,/ But I will fight again, seek fame still,/ If the dragon hiding in his tower dares/ To face me”

Source : Burton Raffel, Robert Payson Creed (1963). “Beowulf: A New Translation with an Introduction”
“There are times when it is more courageous to be cowardly.”
“On Darjeeling, I was on set every day and I acted as the second unit director and a producer on that film. I was there throughout the whole process. On Moonrise Kingdom, I showed up for one day.”
“Commercials are so contemporary and up to date that when you're involved in that visual world, you can't really go backwards.”
“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her.?Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.”
“Never let the guy with the broom decide how many elephants can be in the parade.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 20, 2010
“I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.”
“Erudite and entertaining, Max Anderson is the perfect tour guide to the world of art. The Quality Instinct is both educational and enlightening from start to finish, the thinking person's guide to museums. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to truly understand what makes a masterpiece.”

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