All the Right Stuff Quotes

“Life is going to be harder for some people. It's going to be harder at different times in our lives. But if you're not ready to die today, then you're going to be responsible for tomorrow, whether you like it or not.”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff

“Hard work by itself isn't worth two cents on a rainy day if it doesn't give you a good life.”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff

“People who want to hate you can find something in you they don't like. They have a talent for doing that.”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff

“What some people wanted was sometimes too hard to get, and the stress of trying was sometimes too hard to deal with... Maybe doing well in life was just too hard for some people.”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff

“But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they traveled seem less foolhardy.”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff

“(L)ife is like walking between two tall buildings on a tightrope. For some, the rope is wide enough and the walk is easy. For others, it's narrow and hard and maybe there's a strong wind blowing through their days”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff

“I wanted to love my father. I wanted to, but I didn't. Sometimes I didn't even like him. he hadn't been a guy you could really get next to, because in a way he was never where you thought he was.”
― Walter Dean Myers, All the Right Stuff