I bought a gun because POW POW sounds a lot better than Hey, put that back!

Art is about emotion

Jeems was their body servant and, like the dogs, accompanied them everywhere. He had been their childhood playmate and had been given to the twins for their own on their tenth birthday.

No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck.

A subject I'm particularly passionate about is the criminal justice system and almost all of the policies that impact people's lives are determined on a local level.

On data: We are the drivers, not the driven.

When you absolutely believe in yourself and your ability to succeed, nothing will stop you.

I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also the religious power.

It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected.

The female form provides the solution in which the essence itself is held; she is passio, and acted upon, the male is actio, the mover.

Every couple weeks I'll listen to Sibelius's Seventh Symphony, just to check in, to see how it's doing. It's doing OK.