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.

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.

Bravery comes along as a gradual accumulation of discipline.

Genius is 10% talent and 90% hard work

No act loses us; no violence we're subjected to destroys us; no debasement chases out the divine, and no one can take the divine from us.

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.

I've never done anything but dream. This, and this alone, has been the meaning of my life. My only real concern has been my inner life.

Don't try to blame the pain on anyone. Blaming others won't erase the pain.

how much of the fun of parenthood lay in watching the children remake, with delighted wonder, one's own discoveries.

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal.

If no one thinks you can, then you have to.

There is no end To what a living world Will demand of you.

So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.