#served

After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films. ↗

— Ivor Novello

#air #air force #films #force #i

NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget. ↗

— Bill Nye

#budget #cutting #engine #exploration #innovation

When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It's like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now; when was then? ↗

— Bill Nye

#earth #fiction #images #like #mars

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire. ↗

— Edna O'Brien

#either #emotional #fathers #mothers #reserved

So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us - because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care that they need when they come home. ↗

— Barack Obama

#care #come #commander-in-chief #country #ever

I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political. ↗

— William Odom

#bin #both #drain #huge #i

The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics. ↗

— William Odom

#i #politics #presidents #served #under

My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration. ↗

— John L. Phillips

#certainly #dad #flying #inspiration #now

When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. ↗

— George Porter

#coffee #given #happiness #honour #indeed

I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved. ↗

— Alain Prost

#bit #english #i #i think #look