Here I am at the turn of the millennium and I'm still the last man to have walked on the moon, somewhat disappointing. It says more about what we have not done than about what we have done.

To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always wanted to do, then commit himself to making that dream come true.

Am I willing to go to Mars? Yes, but I'm not willing to spend nine months getting there, then wait 18 more months until the planets align to come home.

I think America has a responsibility to maintain its leadership in technology and its moral leadership in the world, to explore, to seek knowledge.

Today, we are on a path of decay. We are seeing the book close on five decades of accomplishment as the leader in human space exploration.

We found out the Gemini spacesuit was, well, oxygen was flowing to keep me cool as well as to breathe, and it wasn't good enough. My visor got fogged.

I had a dream about you last night... shortly after I woke up screaming in terror.

Adversity doesn't exist to make us stronger. Adversity exists because this world is a damn hard place to live. Prove that you're better than the things it throws at you. Live.

A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.

Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!

Don't judge a book by its cover 'til you've read the book.

It's okay if you can't see what you're doing, cuz even when your eyes are open, you can't see what you're doing.

We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.

He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.

Obviously if there are guns on the street there's going to be more violence. That being said, I happen not to trust the government.

A revival is the church falling in love with Jesus Christ all over again.