I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone

It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is

Polytechnique is a school whose multi disciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts

So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough to get in the program where people with the same skills never made it to the program. So keep trying.

We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I had to conduct two space walks.

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or Russian.

And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from the station.

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

For thy sweet love remembr'd such wealth bringsThat then, I scorn to change my state with kings.

One of the major requirement for life's success is discipline.

I saw a drummer play once when I was a kid and I thought, that's really cool. You know, you're moving. You're using your arms and fingers. So I tried it and I loved it.

the time to hesitate is through no time to wallowin the mire Try now we can only lose and our love become a funeral pyre

There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are sciences and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it.

I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

It is the people who are 'far out' who are gaining advantage in the evolutionary jostling for efficacious strategies.

When Hillary Clinton was a U.S. senator, she voted for some trade deals when they met her standards, but she voted against others when they didn't.