"I think the one thing that we are not doing enough today is encouraging young people to take risks."

"There can be no great accomplishment without risk."

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very s…"

"There are places in the universe that we can't even imagine."

"Pilots take no special joy in walking: Pilots like flying. Pilots generally take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle."