"I always had a passion for rockets, even as a child."

"The highest purpose of our work is to explore the unknown."

"In this age of space flight, when we use the modern tools of science to advance into new regions of human activity, the Bible... remains in every way an up-to-date book."

"Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand."

"My brain is like a sponge. I soak up everything I hear and read."