Floyd Quote by Theodore Melfi Download Open image “Floyd Thompson, a white man, desegregated NASA. Period.” — Theodore Melfi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Floyd Man NASA Period White
“Because of the overwhelmingly white public face of the space program, the black engineers, scientists, and mathematicians who were deeply involved with the space… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
The fact is this: NASA was desegregated by a white male. NASA was not desegregated by a black male. NASA was not desegregated by… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
It was the White Man who spanned the continents of the world with railroads and super highways and electrical power lines. It was the… — Ben Klassen Copy Share Image
“All of us - who might have probed space, or cured cancer, or built industries - were, instead, black victims of the white man's… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I'm like that guy who single-handedly built the rocket and flew to the moon. What was his name? Apollo Creed? — Homer Copy Share Image
Neil Armstrong, that spaceman, he went to the moon but he ain't been back. It can't have been that good. — Karl Pilkington Copy Share Image
“As fantastical as America’s space ambitions might have seemed, sending a man into space was starting to feel like a straightforward task compared to… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
“James Thompson, a twenty-six-year-old cafeteria worker, eloquently articulated the Negro dilemma in a letter he wrote to the Pittsburgh Courier: "Being an American of… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
I think if characters change too much, it's unrealistic; their whole fabric of who they are as a person doesn't just disappear. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
The fact is this: NASA was desegregated by a white male. NASA was not desegregated by a black male. NASA was not desegregated by… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
I think the commercial world is a lateral step from features. Some people see it as a step down, but I've never understood that. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
The journey of making 'Hidden Figures' has shown me the automatic privilege that all white men are afforded in America in 2017 and in… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
I can't stand toe-to-toe with Bill Murray. It's very hard, because just looking at Bill - he's 6'3", and he just stares at you,… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
You have a responsibility to make inclusion a daily thought, so we can get rid of the word 'inclusion.' — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
After a tumultuous 20-year marriage, my father up and left one day, leaving my mother to raise three boys without the means to do… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
NASA didn't give a crap what gender you were or what race you were. If you could do the math, you were valuable. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
We're all humans. Any human can tell any human's story. I don't want to have this conversation about black film or white film anymore.… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
Every day, I hear a song and I think, 'This would be great to cover on Glee.' I like Led Zeppelin, of course, and… — Mark Salling Copy Share Image
If you look in my CD case, you'll see it's Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, now I can't think of anyone else,… — Michael Angarano Copy Share Image
My little yorkie Floyd is the ultimate buddy, and his passport has as many stamps as mine. — Jessica Hart Copy Share Image
Immediately after the Floyd experience, I became a pop record producer. — Alan Parsons Copy Share Image
I learned to play piano in a rock n' roll context or band context from country records - you know, Floyd Cramer - and… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I got my influences from '70s bands - Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, blah blah blah. When I was growing up, we had all these crazy bands on the Top 40. Today, if Pink Floyd released 'Money,' it wouldn't even get played. — Al Jourgensen Copy Share
The Weezer 'Blue' Album is a classic. I think My Morning Jacket's 'Circuital' is a great album to have. Any Led Zeppelin album. Pink… — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
The biggest surprise to people is that I sang background on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' album. — Toni Tennille Copy Share Image