Astronaut Quote by Jacqueline Cochran Download Open image “I'd have given my right eye to be an astronaut.” — Jacqueline Cochran ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Astronaut Eye Given Inspirational Space
Somehow, I knew you had to have perfect eyesight to be a test pilot, and so that was it for my astronaut career. — Paul Allen Copy Share Image
Never in a million years would I have thought I could have been an astronaut candidate. — Jonny Kim Copy Share Image
I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also. — Claude Nicollier Copy Share Image
If you look, like, in 1960, there was no such thing as an astronaut. It was a totally fanciful concept, but nine years later… — Travis Beacham Copy Share Image
I would give my life to fly in space. It's hard for me to talk about it but I would. I would then, and… — Jerrie Cobb Copy Share Image
I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars. — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
In the case of an airplane, speed is determined by the outcome of the conflict between thrust of the power and drag of the… — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
Earthbound souls know only the underside of the atmosphere in which they live . . . but go higher - above the dust and… — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
And to live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death. — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it. — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind and spirit. — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death. — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
[A difficult childhood gave me] a kind of cocky confidence. ... I could never have so little that I hadn't had less. It took… — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls. — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
I wanted to go higher than Rockefeller Center, which was being erected across the street from Saks Fifth Avenue and was going to cut… — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
I went to school at night in L.A. to brush up on my engineering while I applied to the astronaut program. I really did… — Mae Jemison Copy Share Image
'You spin in the sky, the world spins under you, and you step from land to land, while we . . .' She turned… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
I think the astronaut job is the best job in the world. I realized when I was older and started applying for it that… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
NASA is developing space taxis to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station. And just like New York taxis, they're all going to be… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute… — Mae Jemison Copy Share Image
Rugby has surprisingly helped me a lot as an astronaut and when I'm training in the space suit. — Anne McClain Copy Share Image
As a former Apollo astronaut, I think it's safe to say that SpaceX and the other commercial developers embody the 21st century version of… — Rusty Schweickart 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 the result… — Chris Hadfield 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 possibility, as… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us.… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor – even President, it seemed.… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone, our home that must be defended like a holy relic. The Earth was absolutely… — Alexey Leonov Copy Share Image
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