The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!
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Related The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. LARRY NIVEN Dinosaurs are extinct today because they lacked opposable thumbs and the brainpower to build a space... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn't have a space program, so they're not he... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON We have a right to life, not on it. DANIEL MELGAçO We have not been subject to broad restrictions in space technology yet. But that doesn't mean that s... MOHAMMAD REZA MOVASEGHINIA I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really l... BUZZ ALDRIN We must become more distinct before we become extinct DANIEL ROBERT O'NEILL Just because you said dragon demons were extinct—" "I said mostly extinct." Alec jabbed ... CASSANDRA CLARE There was a space program before there was integrated circuits. JACK KILBY These animals have been our heritage for centuries. If they once existed in the west and then became... EDWARD INDAKWA We finally have, after decades of thinking that they were functionally extinct, some hope of protect... BRENT PLATER We're the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world and here we have one of the most endangered ... CHRIS SLAY Technology has a great advantage in that we are capable of creating dinosaurs and show them on the s... WERNER HERZOG We can put the information into our space-planning program to make out what they have versus what th... GREG FOSTER I think a lot of our employees have come to us just because they like the space we work in. It's rea... CHIP DESMONE That's a species that could go extinct because of this. KIERAN SUCKLING We were so torn, because as adults, as teachers, we had grown up with the space program and knew tha... BRUCE STOUT I feel pretty sure I know why the dinosaurs went extinct. They were waiting for Sam to pick out a ce... P. ANASTASIA CASIS has to succeed because for it not to succeed would be a huge setback for the International Spa... ALAN STERN When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space... CAT STEVENS When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space... YUSUF ISLAM The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL When we are very young, our parents inadvertently program us to be what we eventually become. PEGGY TONEY HORTON The single simplest reason why human space flight is necessary is this, stated as plainly as possibl... WARREN ELLIS As a member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am a firm believer in the American... RANDY FORBES Clearly, if we don't do anything, I think it's accurate to say a number of populations of salmon wil... BRIAN GORMAN The space program needs a goal, and the goal should be humans to Mars. ROBERT ZUBRIN If leaders in the space program had at its beginning in the 1940s, pointed out the benefits to peopl... WALTER LANG I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinc... CASSANDRA CLARE Voters have shown that there's a need for our 'Normal Hungary' program. We will not deceive those wh... IBOLYA DAVID Maybe that's what praying is all about. Maybe it's not just asking God to forgive us for bad things ... SARAH DARER LITTMAN We're committed to supporting NASA and the space shuttle program. HARRY WADSWORTH It's going to be a new beginning for the space shuttle program, BILL READDY Al was a very confident person, and he contributed a lot to the (space) program, JIM LOVELL But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space progr... SALLY RIDE We're in 'Jurassic Park' territory. If we go to the zoo in the future, we'll have zo... MICHIO KAKU Sooner or later the space program will need to save us by detecting and deflecting an incoming aster... NATHAN MYHRVOLD We started karate because a mom just asked for it. We still have that program. We started flag footb... TERRY O'CONNOR To use a Southern euphemism, our space program has been snake-bit. AL GORE Most of us dont become what we can be because we cant see its what we already are. CARL HAMMERSCHLAG It's going to run the gamut because we don?t have limited shelf space. ASHWIN NAVIN We only put limits on it because we have a limited physical space. It's usually floor to ceiling art... BRANDON REINTJES We went back over our program space to see where we could cut, ... It was pretty bone dry the way it... DAVID SELBY The people that I have worked with have just been superb, just the finest professionals, people who ... EILEEN COLLINS The National Space Society is proud to have EIS as our flagship spaceflight program, and we look for... BRUCE PITTMAN We have seen our Wednesday night youth program grow because of Friday nights. JOEY JAYNES If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extin... PETER BENCHLEY If you dont love somebody, it gets annoying if they tell you what to do or what to feel. When you lo... DONALD MILLER Have we ever thought to consider that we create values that ‘feel’ right because they serve our ... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH Some people feel that there are some inequities. Such as, certain schools have the children who migh... BOB MORRISON It's in everyone's best interest to have that space filled. It will certainly have some impact, but ... CYNTHIA EICHLER We also have a specialty leasing program to help small businesses get started, ... We can help someo... DONNA GREEN Unlike City Hall, we have to double up because of lack of adequate space. JANET BROWN We were able in the Recovery Act to get a program where we increased our loan guarantees to 90 perce... KAREN MILLS I'm really pleased that we have real strong balance in our program right now. What we're working on ... FRED THACHER The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century. BERTRAND RUSSELL We have an active program. We have nuclear weapons, we are a nuclear power. We have an advanced miss... AYUB KHAN We have an active program ... we have nuclear weapons, we are a nuclear power, ... We have an advanc... AYUB KHAN Right now, exercise programs are limited because we don't have room. We will be able to enhance our ... GERI FREEDMAN The demand is there. Unfortunately, we have to turn away teams because we do not have space at the c... DAVID PETERS It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, ruled us we should have become ex... MOHANDAS GANDHI We must hold our lawmakers accountable and our courts responsible, or democracy and freedom of speec... FRANK SERPICO We are the intelligent elite among animal life on earth and whatever our mistakes, [Earth] needs us.... JAMES E. LOVELOCK It's a payoff to John Glenn for his support of (President) Clinton and also the NASA budget. NASA ne... CHUCK YEAGER I believe we can do more in making the President's vision for space exploration a reality by awa... DANA ROHRABACHER One of the things that we see constantly with university folks is that they have grants, they get fu... JEFF MURRAY Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revoluti... DANIEL DENNETT From an illustration in her "Animals of a Bygone Era": a Leptictidium, an extinct rabbit-like animal... MAJA SäFSTRöM I think we have a nice, strong distance program with the 1,500 and 3,000 right now. DICK SIEVERT It's fabulous, because they're actually using the space, and they're touching and seeing and feeling... LANI HAYWARD The only problems come because we sometimes have duplicating activities. It's actually a good thing ... LISA HUBERT Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's spac... RANDY FORBES We were looking for a [new] space because our audience numbers were growing and we were outgrowing o... ELISABETH ANDRE An end of something means the beginning of something else, and I don't think that something else... JOHN GLENN Katrina is to the domestic budget what Sputnik was to the space program, STAN COLLENDER I will have a one-hour program called the Mission Watch, where I will describe details of the missio... CHRISTA MCAULIFFE We don't have enough room for evening aerobics, because the Scouts are using that space at night. PAUL VERSNIK When I was a kid, I was a bit of a space geek. I loved the space program and all things NASA. I woul... SIMON SINEK Is the manned Chinese program something to worry about? Not really. Nobody has really come up with a... DEAN CHENG You see this swirl of ideas and interaction of different players. Those interactions are helping to ... BRUCE PITTMAN Now they have a riddle. - Criminal Minds DEYTH BANGER Indeed whatever we forget is always conquered by much greater obsessive thoughts.
And that reminds m... YAMIN RASHEED We have good kids and a good program. The reputation of the program speaks for itself. MATT LANG I'm mildly concerned that there is not sufficient space for the Pioneer Program, FRANK SPENCER It's the imperfections that make things beautiful JENNY HAN Surveys with kids have shown that the reason they don't use libraries is because they don't have any... LAURA HOLTSLANDER I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that wi... COLIN POWELL They were thought to be extinct after 1944. DAVID LUNEAU We do have maps in the lobby of the Des Moines Police Department that's open 24 hours a day, but the... BILL ARNOLD Species are going extinct because of habitat loss and warming. I feel deeply responsible and think a... PETER HELLER We have more kids in the program than we can comfortably facilitate. We get an overlap sometimes bec... MIKE BESL Before, we just had a normal end-of-year show across the whole school, but didn't have the chance to... JENNIFER MYERS We have to turn it around very fast, because, of course, it's perishable, and we have to have the co... STEPHANIE NICHOLS We may have to move out of the wrestling room next year, because we're running out of space. DOUG HENKE We had to go to a junior varsity program because we thought it would be better to wait until the gir... LISA COLLEY We are a nation of explorers. That's why this great nation has come to what it is, and the space pro... DOROTHY BROWN Parents are realizing that manners could become extinct, and they have to get on the ball and do som... DAVID BOYD We began to rebuild our program because we realized new customers are the lifeblood of our operation... MARCI RAIBLE The Academy Awards have become much bigger than a night on TV. It has become something we can build ... ALISON LEWIS After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a sp... EUGENE CERNAN
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