#ch

I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#back #blast #bring #building #certainly

My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#clubs #freshman #freshman year #high #high school

I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon. ↗

— Ezra Cornell

#i #i can #lot #moon #mountains

Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#chances #course #forlorn #hand #i

What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail oceans, but to achieve happiness, and preferably an unselfish happiness. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#books #happiness #i #i see #life

I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable to prove an obstacle to the producers, so I prefer to be a cheerleader and let them get on with it. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#any #cheerleader #drama #get #i

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#around #break #clear #even #go

And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable. ↗

— Eli Wallach

#first #gable #i #marilyn #misfits

I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em. ↗

— Jim Valvano

#asked #bad #could #course #foul

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#anything #boundless #forties #good #good health