I didn't mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student.

Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon I cried

The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.

Why don't you light that candle ?

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.

We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space.

I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really very helpful in what I did later on.

There's nothing wrong with helping someone without a cost. Especially if there's no end return.

Many wealthy people donate, and while the skeptical may claim that they do so for tax breaks, there is another reason involved … as a spiritual practice.

Those of you who are not aware of my brilliant career as a stand up comic, I'm not aware of it either so we might well wonder what we're doing here.

The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre.

Even in moments of tranquility, Murray Walker sounds like a man whose trousers are on fire.

If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.

True love always happens in a flash.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and a willingness to act in its defense.