“People tend to think astronauts have the courage of a superhero - or maybe the emotional range of a robot. But in order to stay calm in a high-stress, high-stakes situation, all you really need is knowledge. Sure, you might still feel a little nervous or stressed or hyper-alert. But what you won't feel is terrified.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsLittlesStillsMightOrderSituationCourageEmotionalStressCalmNervousRangeStakesTerrifiedRobotsSuperheroAstronautStressedHyperStay Calm Book:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Source: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“I ran into the gigantic and gigantically wasteful lumbering of great Sequoias, many of whose trunks were so huge they had to be blown apart before they could be handled. I resented then, and I still resent, the practice of making vine stakes hardly bigger than walking sticks out of these greatest of living things.” StillsSciencePracticeEnvironmentTreeHugeWalkingBiggerSticksEnvironmentalRanStakesLiving ThingsResentVinesTrunksWalking Sticks Author:Gifford Pinchot
“Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.” Has BeensStillsMightTogetherLife IsWorking TogetherStakesMight Have BeenToo ShortLife Is Too ShortShort Time Author:Hillary Clinton