Chris Hadfield

I've been lucky enough to fly to space twice.

— Chris Hadfield

Remember, nobody changes the world on their own.

— Chris Hadfield

Spaceflight isn't just about doing experiments, it's about an extension of human culture.

— Chris Hadfield

"What's the next thing that's going to kill me?" is a mantra for pilots and astronauts.

— Chris Hadfield

From space, the Bahamas is the most beautiful place on Earth.

— Chris Hadfield

You can't change the bricks, and together, you still have to build a wall.

— Chris Hadfield

“Mir has long since been deorbited and burned up in the atmosphere.”

— Chris Hadfield

There is no problem so bad that you cannot make it worse

— Chris Hadfield

There is a sunrise or a sunset from space every 92 minutes so there is an incredible amount of beauty to see…

— Chris Hadfield

“the phone rang, and I picked it up in the kitchen. It was Mac Evans, asking if I wanted to be an…

— Chris Hadfield

My favourite city is Moscow, because of its history, which I find fascinating. As I learned to speak Russian, it made it…

— Chris Hadfield

In the late '60s, I was seven, eight, nine years old, and what was going on in the news at that time…

— Chris Hadfield

“anyone who views him- or herself as more important than the “little people” is not cut out for this job”

— Chris Hadfield

Do your homework in advance about the actual travel details so transportation issues do not define your holiday.

— Chris Hadfield

In any field, it's a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.

— Chris Hadfield

If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you're setting yourself up to feel like a failure most…

— Chris Hadfield

The International Space Station is a phenomenal laboratory, an unparalleled test bed for new invention and discovery. Yet I often thought, while…

— Chris Hadfield

While on the space station, I kept up with news a couple of ways - Mission Control sent daily summaries, and I…

— Chris Hadfield

'Boldface' is a pilot term, a magic word to describe the procedures that could, in a crisis, save your life. We say…

— Chris Hadfield

I've raised three kids: my wife and I have three kids. I've observed through direct contact the adults they are now is…

— Chris Hadfield

I want to know: How does a space suit on Mars work? Show me how it is pressurized, and how it is…

— Chris Hadfield

The Nile, draining out into the Mediterranean. The bright lights of Cairo announce the opening of the north-flowing river’s delta, with Jerusalem’s…

— Chris Hadfield

People tend to think astronauts have the courage of a superhero - or maybe the emotional range of a robot. But in…

— Chris Hadfield

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their…

— Chris Hadfield

“It’s not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed. Some people feel this…

— Chris Hadfield

“Being forced to confront the prospect of failure head-on—to study it, dissect it, tease apart all its components and consequences—really works. After…

— Chris Hadfield

“At about 3:30 on May 9, 2013, then, I was puttering around when Pavel came over to say, “There is something interesting…

— Chris Hadfield

“Mission Control Center (MCC) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) has got to be one of the most formidable and intellectually stimulating…

— Chris Hadfield

“Competence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task even when it seems hopeless, and improvising good solutions to…

— Chris Hadfield

Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than…

— Chris Hadfield

In any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of…

— Chris Hadfield

Other anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it doesn't have…

— Chris Hadfield

“If you’re an adrenaline junkie, I understand why you’d find that exciting. But I’m not, and I don’t. To me, the only…

— Chris Hadfield

“In space flight, “attitude” refers to orientation: which direction your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth and other spacecraft. If…

— Chris Hadfield

“On the Soyuz, there’s simply not room to fly someone whose main contribution is expertise in a single area. The Russian rocket…

— Chris Hadfield

“While play-acting grim scenarios day in and day out may sound like a good recipe for clinical depression, it’s actually weirdly uplifting.…

— Chris Hadfield

Sweat the small stuff. Without letting anyone see you sweat.

— Chris Hadfield

I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all.

— Chris Hadfield

“Data gathered on the Shuttle and ISS help power Google Maps;”

— Chris Hadfield

Good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way.

— Chris Hadfield