Ideally, the ISS program will just be one more incremental step on an expanding, incredible journal of exploration and understanding, taking us higher and farther.

Earth is a small town with many neighborhoods in a very big universe.

Open collaboration encourages greater accountability, which in turn fosters trust.

We are limited only by our imagination and our will to act.

People are more likely to remember the great social interaction they had with a colleague than the great meeting they both attended.

If we adopt the same collaborative mindset and practices that got to the moon and back, and that built the International Space Station, we can alleviate poverty—and do much more.

This was exactly what I experienced in space: immense gratitude for the opportunity to see Earth from this vantage, and for the gift of the planet we've been given.

After mutual respect and understanding are achieved, it is possible to establish real, sincere relationships, which is the foundation of a solid long-term collaboration.

You can't solve problems until you understand the other side." –Jeffrey Manber

And in that moment, I was hit with the realization that this delicate layer of atmosphere is all that protects every living thing on Earth from perishing in the harshness of space.

At this point I thought 'We made it, ' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true.

Everyone had a story behind them, a past richer than she had imagined.

The distinction of one person's character can be illustrated bythis word : attitude

Where people are not present, talking about them is either lie or ridiculous.

Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.

Don't bother to examine a folly-ask yourself only what it accomplishes.

And we wonder what can be that 'philosophy of education' which believes that young people can be trained to the duties of citizenship by wrapping their minds in cotton wool.

That's what vampires do, Kitten. We always come for what's ours, no matter the circumstances." Bones said.

My dentist is actually a highly technical specialist, constantly experimenting with the latest dental research. The equipment he has makes my old dentist look prehistoric.

I don't know if you've ever fallen asleep whilst eating a plate of cauliflower, and then woken up, and thought you were in the clouds.

It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.