5 Quotes & Sayings By Peter Kirby

Peter Kirby is an award-winning journalist best known for his work in the areas of science, business, and technology. He also writes pop science books for a general audience. Peter is the author of four books, including The Energy Bus: A Roadmap to True Energy Independence, The Energy Revolution: Rethinking Energy in the 21st Century, the Amazon bestseller Web of Energy: Creating a Sustainable Energy Future, and the Amazon bestseller Encyclopedia of Energy. He was born in Cincinnati to a salesman father who became a real estate broker Read more

At age 12, he saw his first airplane fly over his home town. From then on, planes were part of his life's adventures. As a teenager he played piano in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra during its European tour, which took him to London, Vienna, Budapest and Prague.

He attended Harvard College in Cambridge for two years before joining the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After receiving his wings in 1943 at Hamilton Air Force Base in California, he flew B-26 bombers in combat in Europe before receiving an honorable discharge after the war ended.

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I suppose that’s an inevitable part of human existence, but in the bosom of a close family it can, at least, be endured. For the homeless, there is no relief. Without family or friends there’s only the pain. Peter Kirby
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But you know how it is with fathers and sons. We can’t say what we want to say. We think a nod is a paragraph and a sentence is a book, and, in the end, all that’s important is left unspoken. Peter Kirby
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Only solitude means never having to say you’re sorry. Peter Kirby
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Crime doesn’t take a holiday. It changes costume for the season, and Christmas is the season for domestic violence. Too much pressure to deliver the perfect gift, and not enough money. Too little to say, and too much alcohol encouraging confessions. Never enough love or imagination to deliver the dream. Peter Kirby