It's not the Olympics. It's Concord, New Hampshire, and a homecoming should reflect the community I'm part of.

I have a vision of the world as a global village, a world without boundaries.

If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done.

Imagine a history teacher making history.

What are we doing here? We're reaching for the stars!

May your future be limited only by your dreams!

Space is for everybody. It's not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That's our new frontier out there, and it's everybody's business to know about space.

Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.

I will go around the space shuttle and give a guided tour of the major areas and describe what is done in each area. This will be called The Ultimate Field Trip.

The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans.

Space is going to be commonplace.

Discipline is for professionals. Motivation is for amateurs.

The important thing in life is to be.

If you want to make breakthroughs to reach the stars, it is best that you board a ship that has already started its journey in that direction.

Sport is how poor kids from poor countries pass through the eye of the needle to riches and recognition.

Real friends offer both hard truths and soft landings and realize that it's sometimes more important to be nice than to be honest.

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and wish your parents had never met.

My yoga practice was and will always be a spiritual experience. I can honestly say, "Yoga delivered me back to GOD!"

When in sickness, look to the spine first.

I am writing a book. So far I have the pages numbered.

My mind works like Google for images. You put in a key word; it brings up pictures.