Every single day you're the result of what you did on the days prior. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Don't let life randomly kick you into the adult you don't want to become — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“we broke into Mir using a Swiss Army knife. Never leave the planet without one.” — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
We are not machines exploring the universe, we are people. — Chris Hadfield Computers Copy Share Image
I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one. — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
Most budget airlines anywhere in the world are going to leave you dissatisfied after using them. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I was born in Sarnia, Ontario; a small town, it's where oil was pretty much discovered in North America. — Chris Hadfield America Copy Share Image
“Being certified as a user means you have basic knowledge and can turn things on and off;” — Chris Hadfield Certified Copy Share Image
Now, as an astronaut, I have to bring a Sharpie with me everywhere - so I have a pen to sign autographs. — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
And now for Return to Flight, I'm chief of robotics working in the astronaut office in Houston, as a Canadian. — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when people find out I’m an astronaut, they ask, “So what do you do when you’re not flying in space?” — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
I've had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“focus on the journey, not on arriving at a certain destination. Keep looking to the future, not mourning the past.” — Chris Hadfield Focus Copy Share Image
Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment… — Chris Hadfield Environment Copy Share Image
To me, it's simple: if you've got the time, use it to get ready. What else could you possibly have to do… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
If you haven't learned to ride a bike by the time your peer group has, then suddenly it's an embarrassment and you'll… — Chris Hadfield Embarrassment Copy Share Image
I've been so lucky to have done two spacewalks. If you looked at your wristwatch, I was outside about 15 hours, which… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way. Bullying, bickering and competing for dominance are,… — Chris Hadfield Bullying Copy Share Image
“It's never either-or, never enjoyment versus advancement, so long as you conceive of advancement in terms of learning rather than climbing to… — Chris Hadfield Advancement Copy Share Image
Ever since I was nine years old and I watched Neil and Buzz walk on the moon, I have felt passionately that… — Chris Hadfield Adventure Copy Share Image
Success is feeling good about the work you do throughout the long, unheralded journey that may or may not wind up at… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“And I was also proud of living up to NASA’s belief that I was capable of commanding the world’s spaceship. On my… — Chris Hadfield Leadership Copy Share Image
My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're… — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical… — Chris Hadfield Astronaut Copy Share Image
Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision… — Chris Hadfield Adults Copy Share Image
“Many people object to “wasting money in space” yet have no idea how much is actually spent on space exploration. The CSA’s… — Chris Hadfield Air quality Copy Share Image
“And then, suddenly, calm: we reach Mach 25, orbital speed, the engines wind down, and I notice little motes of dust floating… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
“It was a happy day for me when that astronaut left the office, but in retrospect, I learned a lot from him.… — Chris Hadfield Bad idea Copy Share Image
In all of the movie portrayals, a spacewalking suit seems sort of insignificant, like a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. No… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood — Chris Hadfield Boyhood Copy Share Image
For whatever reason, I decided: 'I'm 18, I'm a man, I'm going to grow a moustache' - and it was pathetic for… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I've had a chance to see something that is way outside everybody else's frame of reference and gives a perspective that is… — Chris Hadfield Chance Copy Share Image
To be one of the world's top space robotic arm operators is a necessary skill for an astronaut, but it doesn't have… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The Bahamas are gorgeous. The deep trench in the ocean floor called the Tongue of the Ocean, which comes between the islands,… — Chris Hadfield Bahamas Copy Share Image
“When you have some skills but don’t fully understand your environment, there is no way you can be a plus one.” — Chris Hadfield Learning Copy Share Image
To me, it's not about being anywhere, but being able to change my perceptions and experience something new. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
