I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.

I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.

Don't be afraid to reach for the stars

What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.

It's fun to work the robotic arm in part because it's really a team effort.

Education is what allows you to stand out

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they’re passionate about, something that’s challenging and worthwhile.

We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.

That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

I'm not the one who's so far awayWhen I feel the snake bite enter my veins.Never did I wanna be here again, And I don't remember why I came.

You cannot stop loving your child because you know that he has committed a wrong action. But you certainly stop loving yourself for loving him. ~ Rudransh Kashyap

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

Instead of lamenting your fate, create your world.

We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.

When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all.

Long before the empire had reached its greatest extent, the Romans were bored by it.

I can't say I had an ideal father, and I'm not a father myself.

A lot of people dont get second chances.

Whenever I do something I tend to focus on it and spend all of my time and energy on it.