"May you live in interesting times and come to the attention of important people."
"Astronauts were not the impulsive daredevils so dear to the stereopticonloving public. They couldn't afford to be. The hazards of the profession required an infinite capacity for cautious, contemplative thought."
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Source: Eric G. Wilson (2008). “Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy”, p.110, Macmillan
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