I am high in the sky, and still I do not see the face of god.

Spring One. Spring One. I am Eagle. I am Eagle. I can hear you very well. I feel excellent. My feeling is excellent.

I don't believe in God. I believe in man -- in his strength, his possibilities, and his reason.

The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well

It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.

We were young, we were pilots, and we were hungry to test the new technology of 'space machines.' And we all wanted to be first.

Reading thus introduces an "art" which is anything but passive.

Use what you have or risk losing it.

I really have been lucky because I've always had a very healthy attitude to my body.

Things always work according to their nature.

The universe is a matrix. It's a doorway into itself. But that doorway remains invisible if you don't have enough energy flowing through you.

A radical thinks two and two makes five. A liberal is more conservative. he knows two and two make four, but he's unhappy about it.

The more successful you are, the more you need to learn and grow. Your commitment to learning has to be continuous and unrelenting.

I've been fined probably more than any driver, and I've probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver.

...[P]eople who shout joy from the rooftops are often the saddest of all... (p.24)

I want to be free... free to develop my art.