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“It's hard to describe what I felt then. I wasn't entirely shocked, because I thought I had done well, and I had started to think I might be chosen. But I did feel an awareness of everything it had taken for me to get here, from reading The Right Stuff and setting a goal that seemed impossible, to this moment. And I felt humbled by the role I was going to be asked to step into”
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“Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
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“Most people would not have gotten past the setbacks she'd faced, but through intelligence, grit, and fierce determination, she had made the life for herself that she wanted.”
― Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
― Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
“We would teach that great leaders are (1) people of integrity and decency; (2) confident enough to be humble; (3) both kind and tough; (4) transparent; and (5) aware that we all seek meaning in work. We would also teach them that (6) what they say is important, but what they do is far more important, because their people are always watching them. In short, we would demand and develop ethical leaders.”
― A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
― A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
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Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
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