Astronauts Quote by Mary Roach

Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.

— Buzz Aldrin

I've met a lot of the astronauts, which was such an incredible experience. They're all very macho guys, like fighter pilots, but then there's…

— Lily Koppel

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 to things.

— Julie Payette

It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills…

— Chris Hadfield

I don't know any astronauts. There are a lot of people who say they want to be comedians.

— Todd Barry

I remember growing up thinking that astronauts and their job was the coolest thing you could possibly do... But I absolutely couldn't identify with…

— David M. Brown

The astronauts put their lives at risk to help other people. There's a strength of belief in a person like that that we should…

— Rudy Giuliani

People try to typecast astronauts as heroic and superhuman. We're only human beings.

— Anonymous

Astronauts: space activists.

— Frank Borman

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

So one thing that I want to do is to make people realize that astronauts in general are very normal people. They are down…

— Luca Parmitano

I think professional cosmonaut trainer in fact said that we are the only two [with Damian Kulash ] he found fit to be astronauts,…

— Trish Sie