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Marcos Pontes Quotes

born 1963 Brazil

Marcos Cesar Pontes (born March 11, 1963) is a Brazilian astronaut and lieutenant colonel of the Brazilian Air Force. In March 2006, he embarked on a one-week mission aboard the Soyuz TMA-8 and became the first Brazilian in space.

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Random Marcos Pontes quote

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What someone says or writes about me doesn't change the way I am; it only changes my opinion about that person.

Our true motivation isn't sustained only by titles and material results of a campaign. Our actual reward is not to have "that" car, or to reach "that" specific post. In reality, we seek emotional satisfaction: to feel pleasure and happiness!

...“We need to let go of this sardonic dog sentiment and believe that we have remarkable Brazilians, as Dumont was.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Marcos Pontes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.