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I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said tha

I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission success and maybe 96% chance of survival. And we were willing to take those odds. – Alan Shepard

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I didnt mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student. – Alan Shepard

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The pilot looked at his cues of attitude and speed and orientation and so on and responded as he would from the same cues in an airplane, but there was no way it flew the same. The simulators had showed us that. – Alan Shepard

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Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is. – Tennessee Williams

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I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasnt enough. I was exploding inside. – Ingrid Bergman

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If you come into success too soon, youll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, youll be happier with yourself in the end. – Lucinda Williams

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Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success. – Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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