I can't say I've ever had a dream about space or that I ponder it all the time.

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.

To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate.

We have an infinite amount to learn both from nature and from each other.

I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets.

There are times when you devote yourself to a higher cause than personal safety.

I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's ever been.

Too many people, when they get old, think that they have to live by the calendar.

Zero G and I feel fine.

I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity.

Our emotions stem from our thoughts, redirect your thoughts to redirect your emotions.

Some, who doubt that the Bible is the true Word of God, doubt it because they are unwilling to ascribe to God anything they cannot themselves achieve.

As they who make Good luck a god count all unlucky men.

Never go for a 50-50 ball unless you're 80-20 sure of winning it.

We've all listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger, haven't we? We all know how not to play a psychiatrist.

Hatred and fear blind us. We no longer see each other. We see only the faces of monsters, and that gives us the courage to destroy each other.

In a way, being an opera singer is like being a very romantic sixteen-year-old who falls in love with great passion and conviction every month.

I tried to never exclude people. I know what it means to be left out.

I don't fall into the physical manifestation of a man of letters. So I guess people assume the scripts are delivered to me under the door.