Michael On
Michael On
designed developing earth
What we're really developing is the shuttle's successor, ... The CEV is designed to go to low-Earth orbit.
dangerous-world people tragedy
Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11.
cities world would-be
You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world.
want problem public-education
If you want to know how to solve society's problems, you start out with better public education.
father writing years
My father, a bookkeeper who never earned more than $11,000 a year in his life, sat there, writing out a $25 check to the NAACP. When I asked him why, he said discrimination against anyone is discrimination against us all. And I never forgot that. Indeed, his philanthropy was a gift, not just to that organization, but to me.
weed marijuana cannabis
You bet I did and I enjoyed it.
next-day next company
The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company.
facts opinion entitled
You're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
mistake done machines
The one thing computers have done is let us make bigger mistakes. We have to be careful not to depend on our machines.
numbers people certain
If you can't prove it's not true then a certain number of people will glom on and say it is true.
secret democracy trying
Organizing around a common interest is a fundamental part of democracy. We should no more try to take away the right of individuals to collectively bargain than we should try to take away the right to a secret ballot.
proud should be-proud
I don't know why you should be proud of something. It doesn't make you any better or worse. You are what you are.
secretary delegates
Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.
cities america crime
We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.