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

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.

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.

I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really very helpful in what I did later on.

YOU are important. You are special. You are loved. GOD has a plan for your life! Find out what it is and you'll experience a depth of fulfillment you never thought possible.

To suffer together is to suffer with beauty,

Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior. Your inner drives will propel you further and faster than external perks.

Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility for the success of the team and understand that they must also take responsibility for the failure.

It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at the target. Don't be down there." It's why they call it the Zen art.

Trying to prove something to someone is never a valid reason for doing anything.

Every journey conceals another journey within its lines: the path not taken and the forgotten angle.

Language is the instrument in all cases and can language be trusted?If it were not for language, could we lie?

You know, there are easier ways to meet a guy than to run him over.

As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits