The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well

Spring One. Spring One. I am Eagle. I am Eagle. I can hear you very well. I feel excellent. My feeling is excellent.

I don't believe in God. I believe in man -- in his strength, his possibilities, and his reason.

I am high in the sky, and still I do not see the face of god.

It's a pity I flew only once. A space flight is like a drug - once you experience it, you can't think of anything else.

We were young, we were pilots, and we were hungry to test the new technology of 'space machines.' And we all wanted to be first.

Stopbreaking yourself into piecesto make yourself fit.

Be careful of the lie you believe about yourself, sooner or later, you will be convinced of it.

Individual words, sounds, squiggles on paper with no meanings other than those with which our imagination can clothe them.

Sharing our story is one way we create intimacy. And like a good novel, it’s more engaging – and lasting – when we allow it to gradually unfold.

Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.

My father not only has the strength and ability necessary to be our next president, but also the kindness and compassion that will enable him to be the leader that this country needs.

One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one is going to become. One lives one's death, one dies one's life.

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.

Anton Bruckner wrote the same symphony nine times, trying to get it just right. He failed.

I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.