A big part of willpower is having something to aspire to, something to live for.

Computer is not a device anymore. It is an extension of your mind and your gateway to other people.

I don't expect my flight to produce a generation of astronauts and cosmonauts back home, but I hope it will encourage people to pursue their dreams.

Those folks who try to impose analog rules on digital content will find themselves on the wrong side of the tidal wave.

An experience like that changes your perspective on life and on the world

I urge telecommunications regulators to develop a commercial strategy for delivering effective access to the continent.

He thoroughly intended to do some major grovelling. Olympic-style begging, if necessary.

In life, some of the things we are afraid of are the same things that are use to test our ability to stand trials

After that it was easy. It was the most impossible thing I’d ever done, but it was also easy. I held on to Jamie, and I kept moving forward.

Progress isn’t always good. There’s a reason why ‘breakneck speed’ is described as such.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

The Mollusks—generous hosts when they weren’t trying to kill you.

I have a huge passion for literature.

Wit is the most dangerous talent you can possess. It must be guarded with great discretion and good-nature, otherwise it will create you many enemies.

I adhere to the religion of art and music and small children.

I learned that you have to evaluate the effects of public policy as opposed to intentions.