At this point I thought 'We made it, ' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true.

Earth is a small town with many neighborhoods in a very big universe.

Open collaboration encourages greater accountability, which in turn fosters trust.

We are limited only by our imagination and our will to act.

People are more likely to remember the great social interaction they had with a colleague than the great meeting they both attended.

If we adopt the same collaborative mindset and practices that got to the moon and back, and that built the International Space Station, we can alleviate poverty—and do much more.

This was exactly what I experienced in space: immense gratitude for the opportunity to see Earth from this vantage, and for the gift of the planet we've been given.

After mutual respect and understanding are achieved, it is possible to establish real, sincere relationships, which is the foundation of a solid long-term collaboration.

You can't solve problems until you understand the other side." –Jeffrey Manber

And in that moment, I was hit with the realization that this delicate layer of atmosphere is all that protects every living thing on Earth from perishing in the harshness of space.

Ideally, the ISS program will just be one more incremental step on an expanding, incredible journal of exploration and understanding, taking us higher and farther.

Love is supposed to lift you up, not hold you down. It is supposed to push you forward, not hold you back.

We do not just go through life blindly, we create our own journey.Your faith has sculpted you into the human being you have become.

One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is loving is prosperous.

Music defines us, for it shapes our souls and minds.

Below the surface I lie dreaming, haunting images, in all colours and black.Sunlit sometimes there is no sun there.I keep the dream below the surface, the cracked mask absolute.

Have you ever walked late at night through a forest when you are first in love?

I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.

Was she telling you to stay away from me?" I asked. He paused, then said, "Yeah." He squeezed my hand out of Aunt Lauren's sight. "It's okay. We're good." Chloe and Derek

I'm really demanding. No girl really wants just a guy. You want a prince, you want Jesus. So when he comes around and his name is, like, Steve, what are you supposed to do?

If you don't know how to do it, get around someone else who does.