I hope that China will continue with space exploration. It would be logical to have international co-operation. I hope that it will come about and that I can be involved in it.

One day, people will be able to buy tickets to visit space.

I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.

I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It makes us a little bit more competitive and wanting to be the leader.

I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft.

As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least a little bit about everything.

Space is very unforgiving business

Tinkering is something we need to know how to do in order to keep something like the space station running. I am a tinkerer by nature.

My running ambition is to keep doing it until I'm way past the point where I have any business running. Just to keep doing it throughout my whole life—to stay fit and feel good.

Of course, you'll have to meet the physical and psychological demands. A space walk takes a lot of energy.

This is BLOSSOM!

Difficulties exist to be surmounted.

The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.

Whatever doesn't really happen is dreamed at night. It happens to one if it doesn't happen to another, tomorrow if not today, or a century hence if not next year.

From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.

I hope to continue writing. I hope to continue teaching.

... a speculator is one who runs risks of which he is aware and an investor is one who runs risks of which he is unaware.

My family really does come first. It always did and always will.

It seemed to me that it was possible to translate light, forms, and character using nothing but color, without recourse to values.

For all problems of existence are essentially problems of harmony.