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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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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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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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Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess. – Alan Shepard

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Why be a man when you can be a success? – Bertolt Brecht

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Ive learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you. – Sandra Bullock

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Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms. – Damien Hirst

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The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other. – Orison Swett Marden

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Thats a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, Dont go changing. Well, thats easy to say, but the fact is, you dont change at all – other people do. – Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end. – Chief Joseph

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