I started out as a farm girl in Iowa, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and an explorer. And I made… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I grew up in Spokane, Washington, and I can't recall ever not wanting to be an astronaut. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
I don't know any astronauts. There are a lot of people who say they want to be comedians. — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
“I meet people to know I’m not alone. I network like an astronaut on the moon.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Neil Armstrong today takes his place in the hall of heroes. The moon will miss its first son of earth. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
She came over and looked at the picture. Then she took my hand. You know what that feels like? Like what the… — Gary D. Schmidt Copy Share Image
Most of us at least briefly considered answering, 'An astronaut,' when asked as children what we wanted to be when we grew… — Will Hurd Copy Share Image
There's a lot of things I nerd out over. Quantum Mechanics. I also love Dungeons and Dragons. I want to be an… — Analeigh Tipton Copy Share Image
Ideas for stories come to me based on my life, so who knows? If somebody sends me to become an astronaut, that's… — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image
First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I was born in 1960 and can still tell you the name of every astronaut from Mercury to Apollo. If I had… — Eric Betzig Copy Share Image
At the age of six, I declared that I wanted to be an astronaut. My mother thought that was just fine, as… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow—it's not all going to be over with a big… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
That is what is most special about achieving equality - the positive signal that it will send the world over to the… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children's author, a distance runner, a poet,… — Rachel Corrie Copy Share Image
We have never lost a crew member on the space station, but of course, the Columbia accident. I was - I'd already… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“An astronaut is someone who’s able to make good decisions quickly, with incomplete information, when the consequences really matter. I didn’t miraculously… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings… — Laurel Clark Copy Share Image
There is no one area of chemical engineering that specifically helped me in my career as an astronaut, it was more the… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
“That’s how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play “Rocket Man.” I picture the most demanding… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
There's a huge amount of pressure on every astronaut, because when you get right down to it, the experiments that are conducted… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor – even President,… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
As far as Russia goes, they've been our partner for a long time now, since the early '90's. So you know, what's… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
As a kid, I imagined lots of different scenarios for my life. I would be an astronaut. Maybe a cartoonist. A famous… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
In 2006, I became the fist American to be allowed to go visit their astronaut center in China in Beijing. I think… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
Being a leading man... that's like saying, 'I want to be astronaut.' That's not going to happen. — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
I'd love to go back to space, I don't know any astronaut who doesn't want to. — Helen Sharman Copy Share Image
Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
If you believe that I'm a cop killer, you believe David Bowie is an astronaut. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wanted to become president, and I wanted to become an astronaut. Because I was really good at math. — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
I joined the Army out of a deep sense of duty, but wanting to be an astronaut feels more like my destiny. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
