And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone

It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is

Polytechnique is a school whose multi disciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts

So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough to get in the program where people with the same skills never made it to the program. So keep trying.

We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I had to conduct two space walks.

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or Russian.

And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from the station.

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation

Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.

TO LIVE A LIFE VOID OF NEED ISA LIFE FILLED WITH DEPRIVATION

Pram wasn't told the story of her birth. But even as a very small girl, she felt deep in her chest that she was alive and dead at the same time.

Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.

Commerce unites; religion divides.

Being on stage is what I enjoy.

My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the hillside above the grave.

I'd rather have none at all than a grain too much.

I'm very grateful that I have one of those faces that seems to blend back into the crowd. A lot of people pay lip service to wanting a normal life, but it's actually very important to me.

There won't be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won't be any more white folks around who actually remember them.