Had (President) Kennedy turned to his advisers and wailed, "What can we beat the Russians at?" and if someone had cried "Backgammon! " at that point, Apollo would never have happened.
Tell me something. Do you believe in God?'Snow darted an apprehensive glance in my direction. 'What? Who still believes nowadays?'' It isn't that simple. I don't mean the traditional God of Earth religion. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>I'm no expert in the history of religions, and perhaps...
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Unknown
We hold the future still timidly, but perceive it for the first time as a function of our own action.
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J.D. Bernal
Rocket shipsare excitingbut so are roseson a birthday.
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Leonard Nimoy
A blade of grass is a commonplace on Earth; it would be a miracle on Mars. Our descendants on Mars will know the value of a patch of green. And if a blade of grass is priceless, what is the value of a human being?
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Carl Sagan
NASA spent millions of dollars inventing the ball-point pen so they could write in space. The Russians took a pencil.
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Will Chabot
More Quotes By Andrew Smith
Expired condoms are like nuclear waste: there's nothing sensible you can do with it.
Man will tell woman he will die for her, but I say, tell woman that you will die for her both physically and interior
Because, in an empty bedroom with creaky old wood floors, it is a natural human response to just stand there and shift your weight from foot to foot, and think about sex.
You know, nothing ever goes back exactly the way it was. Things just expand and contract. Like the universe, like breathing. But you’ll never fill your lungs up with the same air twice. Sometimes, it would be cool if you could pause and rewind and...
I was certain about this: In the best new language, there would be no words for me or you. Those words have caused all the trouble started by the old languages. In any new language, there should only be we.
