587 Followers 750 FollowingThe battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.
579 Followers 494 FollowingThere are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate when he can't afford it, and when he can. - from Following the Equator
609 Followers 726 FollowingWhen you first start wearing a turban, probably the most common mistake is wrapping it too tight. You have to allow the head to breathe.
660 Followers 856 FollowingСмерть следует за нами, кружит около нас, не покидая нас ни на одно мгновение, под ее знаменем ежедневно овладевает нами сон.
609 Followers 497 FollowingIn producers, loafing is productive and no creator, of whatever magnitude, has ever been able to skip that stage, any more than a mother can skip gestation.
567 Followers 770 FollowingAviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.
624 Followers 541 FollowingThe man who goes alone can start today but he who travels with another must wait till the other is ready, and it may be along time before they get off.
646 Followers 693 FollowingIf the captain invited me to his party, after he had whipped me earlier in the day, up on deck, I guess I'd go, but I'd try to find some excuse to leave early.
558 Followers 761 FollowingMy main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably.
588 Followers 772 FollowingWe are more wicked together than separately. If you are forced to be in a crowd, then most of all you should withdraw into yourself.
604 Followers 489 FollowingI think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
590 Followers 655 FollowingAnd yet a little tumult, now and then, is an agreeable quickener of sensation such as a revolution, a battle, or an adventure of any lively description.
549 Followers 687 FollowingMen often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
621 Followers 785 FollowingYou teach your daugthers the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
618 Followers 529 FollowingDoes it really matter what these affectionate people do-- so long as they don?t do it in the streets and frighten the horses!
592 Followers 764 FollowingA military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
1.2M Followers 105 Following@NASA official notifications on cosmic activity in near-Earth space including solar events, asteroids, comets, and meteors.