"It was almost noon when the plane touched down at the Triad airport on the outskirts of Greensboro. There was a hire car waiting for me; I waved my notepad at the dashboard to transmit my profile, then waited as the seating and controls rearranged themselves slightly, piezoelectric actuators humming. As I started to reverse out of the parking bay, the stereo began a soothing improvisation, flashing up a deadpan title: Music for Leaving Airports 11 June 2008."

-- Greg Egan

#June Quotes #Airports Quotes #Car Quotes

“Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste”

Source : "Nick Of Time". Song by Bonnie Raitt, 1989.
“Well all of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks, get into your kicks. Come back baby, rock and roll never forgets.”
“I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else.”
“I come to spring training and just try to do my job, try to do the best I can. That's all any player can do.”
“Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Paranoia: the gift of the survivor and the burden of the overtired, stressed, and terrified...”
“The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.”
“I couldn't join a party that, frankly, tolerates members who are bigots for one thing, homophobes, racists.”

Source : "Ron Reagan calls Iraq war unnecessary and optional". Interview with Judy Woodruff, www.cnn.com. June 24, 2004.

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