When I was eight years old to be a spaceman was the most exciting thing I could imagine.

To fly in space is to see the reality of Earth, alone. The experience changed my life and my attitude toward life itself. I am one of the lucky ones.

I love smart and curious people. I value intelligence in my friends and relationships.

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.

Words cut through my skin, tears roll down my chin

There seems to be no agent more effective than another person in bringing a world for oneself alive, or, by a glance, a gesture, or a remark, shriveling up the reality in which one is lodged.

Giorgio Morandi's paintings make me think that artists may not totally choose, or even control, their subjects or style.

In every situation, no matter what first appears. Find the good that is always there, and change that fear to cheer.

As soon as I gave birth, it was as if you understand them. They become people, not kids. You start to identify with them. You see yourself in them.

Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy.