You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

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.

I may be alone, but I am never lonely. I am always with my best friend, and that is me.

It’s taken years, but part of my own personal growth has involved deciding that I can learn something from even the most annoying person.

Unless we can restore what George Orwell called patriotism as opposed to nationalism, we will see the rise of the far right, as is happening already in Europe.

God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.

If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it.

Learning to "just say no" to emotional reactions isn't repression. Saying no means not engaging the frustration, anger, judgment, or blame. Without engagement, you won't have anything to repress.

The Eagles ended on a rather abrupt note, although in retrospect I realize now that it had been ending for quite some time.

I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.

Everyone desires long life, not one old age.

Let your desires be ruled by reason.