They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon I cried

The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.

Why don't you light that candle ?

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

I didn't mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student.

Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.

We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.

I once traveled with a guide who was taking me to Faya. He didn't speak for nine hours. At the end of it he pointed to the horizon and said, 'Faya!' That was a good day.

Intolerance is natural and logical, for in every dissenting opinion lies an assumption of superior wisdom.

My whole written history is one big lie! I mean, I can't even believe my history.

In my community there were two groups of people, There were the ones who did not die and the ones who came back to life.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

The Democrats smell blood and don't want to be told that it's their own.

Young people have an almost biological destiny to be hopeful.

I'm a tough guy, but I'm a good guy, I'm durable because when you play football they want you being tough, not just because you sprain your ankle crying "Mama, mama!"

I've been very fortunate and I am grateful.