A little levity is appropriate in a dangerous trade.

Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal.

When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment.

I left Earth three times and found no other place to go. Please take care of Spaceship Earth.

A little levity is appropriate in a dangerous trade.

I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough to go hunting with him.