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Quote by Alan Shepard
Its a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one

Its a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that ones safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. – Alan Shepard

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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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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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Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States. – George W. Bush

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If you seek Hamiltons monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamiltons country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government. – George Will

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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there arent enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. – Ayn Rand

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Our government… teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. – Louis Brandeis

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Roman, remember that you shall rule the nations by your authority, for this is to be your skill, to make peace the custom, to spare the conquered, and to wage war until the haughty are brought low. – Virgil

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Those who believe that they believe in God, but without passion in their hearts, without anguish in mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, without an element of despair even in their consolation, believe in the God idea, not God himself. – Miguel de Unamuno

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I enjoy all forms of music – pop, classical and opera. – Stephen Hawking

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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isnt as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything. – Carla Bley

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