In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.
Bertrand PiccardPioneering spirit should continue, not to conquer the planet or space ... but rather to improve the quality of life.
Bertrand PiccardThe pioneering spirit is less about thinking up new ideas, as ridding ourselves of dogmas and habits that hold us captive in thinking.
Bertrand PiccardThe way the public sees it is this. If we don't leave, we are idiots. If we do leave but don't succeed in our mission, we are incompetent. But if we do succeed, it's because it was easy and anyone could have done it.
Bertrand PiccardAdventure is something out of the usual pattern, a point at which you cannot avoid confronting the unknown, so that you have to dig inside yourself to find the courage and resources to deal with what may lie ahead, and to succeed.
Bertrand PiccardWelcome to those who believe in the power of dreams and who would like to join me in my exploration of life.
Bertrand PiccardIf an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled only by solar energy, let no one claim that it is impossible to do the same thing for motor vehicles, heating and air-conditioning systems or computers, etc. This project voices our conviction that a pioneering spirit with political vision can together change society and and reduce society's dependence on fossil energies.
Bertrand Piccard