John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how to do public relations.

Each test pilot I know considers him, or herself, now that there are women, to be the very best. It's very demeaning to step down the ladder once in a while

I don't go along with going to Moon first to build a launch pad to go to Mars. We should go to Mars from Earth orbit. We have already been to the Moon; we've already practiced.

Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal.

I left Earth three times and found no other place to go. Please take care of Spaceship Earth.

Levity is the lubricant of a crisis. We resort to jokes, pranks and good natured kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom.

I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out

A little levity is appropriate in a dangerous trade.

We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right.

Kids today don't want to get married. Too many of their friends have been married and divorced already. They just don't believe in it

Apollo was a big, unwieldy vehicle. I had a problem with the flight controllers over that. It would try to fare its way like an airplane.

You can never die. With death, you transform and transcend.

We begin to realize that it will take something more powerful than we are to relieve our suffering. This is what we’ve been missing all along – a source of hope.

Destiny n: a tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

I'm a very private person. I don't go out much. I'm home with kids. I go to work. I don't really like being the focus of attention, which is why I like being behind the camera more.

Spirit, like body, needs to be trained. So I think it's necessary to make your spirit stronger. And for he who believes, anything is possible.

To quote Agent Cooper, 'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.'

Mike Pence is a good man, a principled conservative, and he will make a great vice president.

Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.

What are you going to do with your freedom?

Things are simple when you're going to die.