On both of my flights, everything went very well.

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.

Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with other people.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.

We need to make science cool again.

You know those vampire myths? Bollocks to them.

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay

Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep the people you chose to be with and the laws you choose to obey.

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.

Faith must rise beyond the recognised norm into a lifestyle that accurately represents the victorious Son of God.

There is no Yoda-there's no one who points you in the right direction. You've got to figure that out by yourself.

Pickup lines are a major turn-off, they don't work on me and I tune them out. It's better to just be honest.

We are often more merciful to our animals than we are to each other.

Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate.

Ritual use of psychedelic plants and substances has been a particularly effective technology for inducing holotropic states of consciousness.