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.

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.

The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well

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.

In forming an estimate of sins, we are often imposed upon by imagining that the more hidden the less heinous they are.

Progress? Oh, I think so. The iceman melteth.

Sensible brands lend themselves to all of the senses.

There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.

Perpetual revolutions in technology can mean the devaluation of fixed capital on an extensive scale.

I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note.

Do yourself a favor; don’t wear yourself out trying to please everybody. Your time is too valuable.

Worry is to joy what a Hoover vacuum cleaner is to dirt: might as well attach your heart to a happiness-sucker and flip the switch.

Some of us like to take a walk on the wild side.

To walk across the street is a risk.