"To worry before the common people worries; To enjoy only after the people can enjoy."

-- Fan Zhongyan

#People Quotes #Worry Quotes #Chinese Quotes

“Other anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it doesn't have to strain against gravity, eyesight tends to degrade, sometimes markedly (no one's exactly sure why yet). The spine lengthens as the little sacs of fluid between the vertebrae expand, and bone mass decreases as the body sheds calcium. Without gravity, we don't need muscle and bone mass to support our own weight, which is what makes life in space so much fun but also so inherently bad for the human body, long-term.”
“Culture changes, fashions change, customs change. Great music is immortal.”
“When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which had developed on my feet. But now, I am struggling to get into my favourite high heels which is a shame, as I have so many.”
“I believe that everybody needs to tell their story - to be heard, to be seen, to be acknowledged, to be understood. We all want that, deep down inside - and writing a book is a great way to make sense of your own experience and to share it with others.”
“I have a vision in my hand that the labels have these vaults, like Scrooge McDuck, except instead of gold coins they have these demo CDs, and sometimes they just go in there and take a swim.”

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“All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.”
“The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.”
“I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.”

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