There are many people talking about access to space and, 'How can we make that cheaper? How can we turn that into a Southwest Airlines versus the big airlines?'

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.

A reader knows the mind of sacred souls.

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

It's a big change for a country boy like me, to be in the limelight in New York City. It was most definitely a tough adjustment.

When it comes to categorizing people, men and women into a group, it gets to be very dangerous.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life. And, at the worst, there is that in us which can turn defeat into victory.

Hell and Heaven are near man, yes, in him; and every man after death goes to that Hell or heaven in which he was, or to his spirit, during his abode in the world.

I'm fabulous, incredibly strong and wonderful.

In anything that does cover the whole of your life - in your philosophy and your religion - you must have mirth. If you do not have mirth you will certainly have madness.

It is a strange thing to come home. While yet on the journey, you cannot at all realize how strange it will be.

Never be afraid to love, not even when there's a chance you're not being loved in return.