“The effect hip-hop had on me was enormous. I was exposed to it by happenstance. My father worked at a radio station in New York called WKTU Disco 92. It was the first radio station in New York City to play disco in the late '70s.” FirstsPlayFatherCitiesEffectsNew YorkLateHip HopRadioEnormousHipsHopsStationsNew York CityExposedDiscoRadio StationsHappenstance Author:Michael Rapaport
“I think it's like that for people who don't remember 1969 first-hand. It's that sense of 'old hat.' Of 'been there, done that.' Space shuttles, space stations, communications satellites, GPS - they're all part of our everyday, taken-for-granted world in 2009, not part of an incredible odyssey.” PeopleThinkingWorldFirstsDoneHandsRememberSpaceTakenCommunicationEverydayIncrediblesGrantedHatsStationsSatellitesTaken For GrantedOdysseyGpsSpace ShuttleBeen There Done That Author:David Weber
“I remember as a ranger the first time I stood alone on Inspiration Point over at Canyon Station looking out over this beautiful land. I thought to myself how lucky I was that my parents' and grandparents' generation had the vision and the determination to save it for us. Now it is our turn to make our own gift outright to those who will come after us, 15 years, 40 years, 100 years from now. I want to be as faithful to my grandchildren's generation as Old Faithful has been to ours. What better way can we add a new dimension to our third century of freedom?” WayWantYearsFirstsHas BeensInspirationBeautifulRememberTurnsParentVisionGenerationsLandCenturyLuckyFirst TimeDeterminationThirdsAddFaithfulDimensionsStationsGrandparentGrandchildrenBetter WaysRangersCanyonsMy GrandchildrenParents And GrandparentsBeautiful Land Author:Gerald R. Ford
“By nature servile, people attempt at first glance to find signs of good breeding in the appearance of those who occupy more exalted stations.” PeopleFirstsAppearanceStationsGlancesBreedingExaltedGood Breeding Author:Anton Chekhov