My beauty simply shines forth like the sun!

Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.

If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

It [the Earth] was breathtakingly beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale. There is no way to describe the joy of seeing the Earth. It is blue, and more beautiful than any other planet.

Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well.

Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.

I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?

They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.

I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century

To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.

Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.

No matter how old a mother is she still watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

Set thine house in order.

The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.

I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.

Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop you.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government.

It is not our ability that limits us but our view/belief of what we can achieve.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.