Retain the vision for space exploration. If we turn our backs on the vision again, we're going to have to live in a secondary position in human space flight for the rest of the century.

I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.

The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.

No dream is too high for those with their eyes in the sky!

Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond.

I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'

Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities.

Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.

There may be aliens in our Milky Way galaxy, and there are billions of other galaxies. The probability is almost certain that there is life somewhere in space.

Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.

My favorite Catholic holiday is Easter. For those of you that don't know, Easter is the day we celebrate Jesus rising from the grave and coming back to Earth as a rabbit that hides colored eggs.

I behave in public like I behave in private.

I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.

Youth are becoming the site of society's nightmares.

My father and he had cemented one of those English friendships which begin by avoiding intimacies and eventually eliminate speech altogether.

People will not lend you a hand until you first touch their hearts.

It was as though he didn't exist, and then suddenly, he was everywhere.

The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life; it’s so easy to make it complex.