“Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than the years of dogged preparation or the unwavering grace displayed during a string of losses. Applause, then, never bore much relation to the reality of my life as an astronaut, which was not all about, or even mostly about, flying around in space.” PeopleKnowsYearsStillsRealityLossSpaceRecordsGraceRelationIncludingFlyingSettingSettingsPreparationDramaticStringsBoresApplauseAstronautWrong ThingsSprintUnwaveringShowy Author:Chris Hadfield
“We were 6 feet under. A lot of people gave up on us, including fans and critics and show promoters and record labels.” PeopleShowsRecordsFeetFansCriticsIncludingLabelsGave UpRecord LabelsPromoters Author:Jacoby Shaddix
“It is just like your tape-recorder. It records, it reproduces - all by itself. You only listen. Similarly, I watch all that happens, including my talking to you. It is not me who talks, the words appear in my mind and then I hear them said.” MindSaidHappensTalkingWatchesRecordsLike YouIncludingTapeRecorders Author:Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj