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Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space

by Tim Peake

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May 17, 2023 03:21AM

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither

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“Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge.”
― Alfred North Whitehead

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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: attributed-no-source, happiness

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“My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.”
― Warsan Shire

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“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

tags: humor, idleness, inspirational

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