Quotations

"Suddenly, from behind the rim of the Moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky-blue sphere laced with slowly swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize this is Earth . . . home."

— Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut, born 1930

"In outer space you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it.
From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "look at that, you son of a bitch.""

— Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut, born 1930

"Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them."

— Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician, born 1943

"Won't you stay? We'll put on the day and we'll talk in present tenses."

— Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician, born 1943

"They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum."

— Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician, born 1943

"Happiness is the best facelift."

— Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician, born 1943

"When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark."

— Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician, born 1943

"Depression can be the sand that makes the pearl. Most of my best work came out of it."

— Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician, born 1943

"Her lips on his could tell him better than all her stumbling words."

— Margaret Mitchell, American novelist, born 1900

"Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect."

— Margaret Mitchell, American novelist, born 1900

"Every two or three years, I knock off for a while. That way I'm always the new girl in the whorehouse."

— Robert Mitchum, American actor, born 1917

"These kids only want to talk about acting method and motivation. in my day all we talked about was screwing and overtime."

— Robert Mitchum, American actor, born 1917

"It is your duty in life to save your dream."

— Amadeo Modigliani, Italian painter, born 1884

"When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes."

— Amadeo Modigliani, Italian painter, born 1884