I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans. There are a lot of manned missions that can be done, but not in the direction of the moon.

I know: If you're looking down at Earth, you're looking through an atmosphere that has a bit of haze in many places and not just occasional clouds.

I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice-and from that all other things would follow. Now, I think the dream has morphed into the pursuit of money: Accumulate enough of it, and the rest will follow. We've become more materialistic. For balance, I think we need to get back to idealism and patriotism, but also be realistic with our monetary goals.

I didn't start skiing until I was 50. My wife Lois taught me how to ski. I'm proficiently conservative.

For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math.

Once you've been first, it cannot be done again. Not by you, not by anyone else.

Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.