That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.

I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.

Don't be afraid to reach for the stars

What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.

It's fun to work the robotic arm in part because it's really a team effort.

Education is what allows you to stand out

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they’re passionate about, something that’s challenging and worthwhile.

We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.

I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

You can't fool nature.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

When you continually worry about what other people think of you, they own you.

If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.

I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world.

For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.

I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day.

How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple.

India has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other country has.

Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.