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Quote by Alan Shepard
You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition an

You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft. – Alan Shepard

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Later, in the early teens, I used to ride my bike every Saturday morning to the nearest airport, ten miles away, push airplanes in and out of the hangars, and clean up the hangars. – Alan Shepard

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Morning
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Alan Shepard
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We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back together at the end of the week and brief each other as to what had gone on. – Alan Shepard

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design
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Alan Shepard
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Id like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me. – Alan Shepard

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teacher
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For what is history, but… huge libel on human nature, to which we industriously add page after page, volume after volume, as if we were holding up a monument to the honor, rather than the infamy of our species. – Washington Irving, History of New York

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History

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. – John F. Kennedy

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History

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History? – Charles de Gaulle

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History

I have a long-standing history of respecting artists wishes. – Al Yankovic

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History

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But the greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out. You want the listener to find the song on their own. If you give too much away, it takes away from the imagination. – Diana Krall

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Imagination

In five years time Id like to be a mum. I want to settle down and have a family, definitely sooner rather than later. Id like to have finished my second album too, maybe even my third. Id like a sound that sticks around that other people are inspired by and that people know is me. – Adele

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Family

Theres so much fear involved in trying to do something you dont know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are. – Barry Mann

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Fear

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. Job 14:17 – Bible

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Forgiveness