My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it.

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.

Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with other people.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.

We need to make science cool again.

Don´t make people feel necessarily happy. Make them feel useful.

Read to find life treasures

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?

I have never seen a heavyweight champion apologize for a knockout

Poverty is not really as much of an obstacle to educational expansion as it's sometimes made out to be.

Chose you this day whom, not tomorrow, whom you'll serve?

Every part of the earth is sacred to my people.

Creating a nation requires the will of the people.

As you get older your willingness to tell more of the truth is awakened and you don't have to think about it or imagine it because now you know this to be true.

These days, government employees are better off in almost every area: pay, benefits, time off and security, on top of working fewer hours.