The piece of equipment I'm most found off is my telescope. The other night I had a superb view of the moon.

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

The future is not to be forecast, but created.

I think in the long run the money that s been put into the space program is one of the best investments this country has ever made . . .This is a downpayment on the future of mankind. It's as simple as that.

Mars is the next frontier, what the Wild West was, what America was 500 years ago. It's time to strike out anew....Mars is where the action is for the next thousand years....The characteristic of human nature, and perhaps our simian branch of the family, is curiosity and exploration. When we stop doing that, we won't be humans anymore. I've seen far more in my lifetime than I ever dreamed. Many of our problems on Earth can only be solved by space technology....The next step is in space. It's inevitable.

I will not be afraid because I understand ... And understanding is happiness.

My objection to organized religion is the premature conclusion to ultimate truth that it represents.