Mars could very well be a staging location for the resources of the asteroid belt. We have to learn how to get a payback somewhere, but it's beyond Mars that the real payoff will come from minerals.

I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.

The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.

No dream is too high for those with their eyes in the sky!

Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond.

I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'

Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities.

Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.

There may be aliens in our Milky Way galaxy, and there are billions of other galaxies. The probability is almost certain that there is life somewhere in space.

The market follows the artist. The artist does not follow the market.

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.

Dating is tricky these days. Everyone plays by different dating rules, so don't assume anything.

one pities most those who loved, and still died. Only those who love, dread death.

Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.

When you are in alignment with the desires of your heart, things have a way of working out.

How do you fight someone who doesn't care if they get killed? You accommodate them.

All money nowadays seems to be produced with a natural homing instinct for the Treasury.

What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed.

If someone spreads hate then they're not your religious leader.