How long has it been since I entered this blackness? Has it been days, months, or years? I’m stuck here with my mind, my thoughts, my memories, and my nightmares.

I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

When you harness your leadership skill to your broken heart change happens.

Being five-foot-ten at fourteen years old was a little bit scary.

Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil.

[Science is] the literature of truth.

The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book.

Being your authentic self is the ultimate secret to happiness in life!

I don't know why women are so mad about flowers. Personally, they leave me cold. I prefer trees.

It's difficult to tell the truth about how a book begins. The truth, as far as it can be presented to other people, is either wholly banal or too intimate.