You think America is the biggest place on Earth, but it's not. [The view from Mir] put everything in perspective.

It was just using the liquid shampoo - the Russians have one very similar to the stuff we use on the Shuttle - you just wet your hair with it and then wipe it out.

I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the men astronauts.

You're in charge but don't touch the controls.

When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science.

The only thing it would be nice to have more of would be M & M's.

If you look at the whole thing, I think the most gratifying thing is my kids, without a doubt.

You're in charge but don't touch the controls. Recounting what the two Russian cosmonauts tell her each time they leave the Mir space station for a spacewalk.

Any leadership that disempowers its followers cannot be entrusted to lead.

Every engine takes advantage of a difference.

Well, you know that old saying, “Keep your friends close and make out with your enemies.

The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.

I am not exuding anything," said Holly through gritted teeth. Orion tapped her shoulder. "I beg to differ. You're exuding right now, a wonderful aura. It's pastel blue with little dolphins.

No matter how you travel, it's still you going.

I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them.

The pleasure of authenticity exists only against the grain of society.

Look after the customer and the business will take care of itself

Yeah, it's scary. During filming, it wasn't just jitters from being the newer guy there or the greenest guy there. It was also fear of not messing up such an important character.