90th Birthday Reflections (2007)
Context: In my time I’ve been very fortunate to see many of my dreams come true! Growing up in the 1920s and 1930s, I never expected to see so much happen in the span of a few decades. We "space cadets" of the British Interplanetary Society spent all our spare time discussing space travel — but we didn’t imagine that it lay in our own near future… I still can't quite believe that we've just marked the 50th anniversary of the Space Age! We’ve accomplished a great deal in that time, but the "Golden Age of Space" is only just beginning. Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit — and then, to the Moon and beyond. Space travel — and space tourism — will one day become almost as commonplace as flying to exotic destinations on our own planet.
Gloria Estefan (1957) Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and divorciada
announcment of February 9, 2007, fundraising gala benefit, including a dinner and concert at the Estefans' residence on Star Island, near Miami, Florida, for the Brain Institute at Miami Children's Hospital (cbs4.com January 16, 2007)
2007, 2008
“It isn’t given to very many men to have their dreams come true in their lifetimes.”
Algis Budrys (1931–2008) American writer
The Burning World, p. 58
The Unexpected Dimension (1960)
“I've been very fortunate throughout my career.”
Richard Matheson (1926–2013) American fiction writer
The New York Times interview (1994)
Context: I've been very fortunate throughout my career. And I've been lucky enough to have worked with some great and talented people, like Price and Serling. I was just a part of the whole phenomenon coming together. They were exciting times that bubbled over with energy for all those involved.
Roger Moore (1927–2017) British actor
Sir Roger Q And A For December 2015 http://roger-moore.com/sir-roger-q-and-a-for-december-2015/ (2 December 2015)
Alexander Ovechkin (1985) Russian ice hockey player
Canadian Press (October 27, 2006) "More than just the next superstar - Ovechkin's zest for life contagious with Capitals", The Record (Kitchner, Ontario, Canada), p. D2.
James Taylor (1948) American singer-songwriter and guitarist
"Fire and Rain"
Song lyrics, Sweet Baby James (1970)
Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)
Pre-Presidency, First Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech (1976)
“We're overdue for a dream come true.
Long time, nothing new.
We're overdue for a dream come true.”
Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician
Hung Up And Overdue
Lyrics, Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)
“Spending time with you showed me what I’ve been missing in my life.”
Nicholas Sparks book The Choice
Source: The Choice
Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
NPR interview with Nina Totenberg ; as cited in Scalia: A Court of One https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1451611463, Bruce Allen Murphy, Simon & Schuster (2014), p. 374 <br class="br">2010s
