They didn’t tell me I was going into space until after they locked the shuttle doors and started counting down.

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.

I don't like to say 'dork' and 'nerd' and things like that because I think that everyone is cool in their own right.

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.

The intuition of free will gives us the truth.

I love to write when I feel like everybody else is asleep and when I feel like the world is kind of empty in some ways. I find, oddly enough, that I write about loneliness and isolation a lot.

It's nonsense to say money doesn't buy happiness, but people exaggerate the extent to which more money can buy more happiness.

Every experience of love, bliss, belonging, inspiration, and insight provides a stepping stone back to your true self.

I'm all for whatever transitions the book properly to a movie.

The seed of a metaphysical or religious defeat is in us all. For the honest questioner, however, who doesn't seek refuge in some faith or fantasy, there will never be an answer.

Be creative. Use your voice, your community.

Life without laughing is a dreary blank.