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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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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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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Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. – Richard M. Nixon

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On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decision making over to government bureaucrats. He forced through Obama-care and I will repeal it. – Mitt Romney

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Well support the government on issues if its essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians. – Stephen Harper

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Surely the President can agree with us, that theft from government is not good. I know its bold. Its out on the edge. I know from a Chicago-Springfield background its hard to fully grasp that honesty could be part of government. – Newt Gingrich

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I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off Thought for the Day when it comes on the radio. – A. N. Wilson

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A collection of a hundred Great brains makes one big fathead. – Carl Gustav Jung

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Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space. – Evan Esar

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