In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time. David Hackworth alertaliveboot Change image and share on social
I travel abroad constantly on book promotion and research, and the Internet is invaluable to me for accessing U.K. news in places such as America, which most of the time hasn't heard of England. Peter James abroadaccessamerica Change image and share on social
It may be that we live in an endless universe, both in space and in time. And there've been Bangs in the past, and there will be Bangs in the future. Neil Turok bangendlessfuture Change image and share on social
Whereas recessive traits require two bad copies of a gene to become noticeable, a dominant trait expresses itself no matter what the other copy does. A benign example of dominance: If you inherit one gene for sticky wet earwax and one gene for dry earwax, the sticky earwax gene wins out every time. Sam Kean badbenigncopy share on social
Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments. Joe Tex bowlcompetitivelyfall Change image and share on social
I know better than anyone else that my time is near. I've had a good life, and you don't stop and complain at this stage of the game. I've made some mistakes, and I'd like to stay around a little longer and overcome them, but there isn't time. I'll miss baseball. That I know. Joe Tinker baseballcomplaingame share on social
I think a benefit is that we try to put it up in a short time. From the decision to do this mission until we fly, it's six months and one week or so, so it's a very short time. Claude Nicollier benefitdecisionfly Change image and share on social
You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers. Claude Nicollier boxcontainercontrol share on social
'Aqualung' marks the point at which I had the confidence as a songwriter and as a guitar player to actually pick up and play the guitar and be at the forefront of the band. It's also the album on which I began to address religious issues in my music, and I think that happened simply because the time was right for it. Ian Anderson addressalbumaqualung share on social
When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do. Zooey Deschanel dayendlessgrocery Change image and share on social