The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles
Ron Garan
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Earth is a small town with many neighborhoods in a very big universe.”
“A partner's different perspective is valuable, but the very fact that it is different means that it will require work, humility, time, and resources to incorporate that perspective. At times, this will require checking one's pride at the door.”
“If we adopt the same collaborative mindset and practices that got to the moon and back, and that built the International Space Station, we can alleviate poverty—and do much more.”
“Ideally, the ISS program will just be one more incremental step on an expanding, incredible journal of exploration and understanding, taking us higher and farther.”
“Weightlessness was wonderful, and I was surprised at how natural it felt.”
“We are limited only by our imagination and our will to act.”
“And in that moment, I was hit with the realization that this delicate layer of atmosphere is all that protects every living thing on Earth from perishing in the harshness of space.”
“You can't solve problems until you understand the other side." –Jeffrey Manber”
“People are more likely to remember the great social interaction they had with a colleague than the great meeting they both attended.”
“Everyone I have spoken with about working with the Russians in space exploration believes that the United States has learned a great deal from Russia and that Russia has learned a great deal from the United States – and that the entire international space partnership is much better because of it.”
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