The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.

Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.

I believe that the message of Apollo XI was that in the spirit of Apollo, a free and open spirit, you can attack a very difficult goal and achieve it, if you can all agree and work together to achieve that goal.

Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed I would do something important in aviation.

I like the aspect of technology. For me to spin the way I do, I would have to carry five crates of records with me everywhere I go, which in this day and age would be like two hundred extra dollars in baggage fees. All I need now is a hard drive and a computer and I can rock anywhere in the world.

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.

Research is creating new knowledge.