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

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.

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.

Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in.

Always think about the needs of others because being a part of a group isan essential characteristic of human nature.

Here is a list for you - things I want to do with you:Love youLaughMake love with youLaughCook with youEat youLove youLaughDrink great wineLove you, always.

Over-engineering can create products too complex to use.

Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why he does.

The triumphs of a mysterious non-meeting are desolate ones; unspoken phrases, silent words.

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.

The knowledge of the nature of a horse is one of the first foundations of the art if riding it, and every horseman must make it his principal study.

A hug is the perfect gift, one size fits all, everyone likes them and no-one cares if it is given back.

The importance of the House is... far more important than my future.

When I accomplish a challenging goal it is one of the most powerful and wonderful feelings in the world.