Michael P. Anderson Quotes

When you launch in a rocket, you’re not really flying that rocket. You’re just sort of hanging on.

There are just hundreds of people that have inspired and influenced me in a number of different ways. First of all, you can’t forget your parents and all they’ve done to help you to get here.

Science was something that really caught my attention. It was something I really could sink my teeth into.

Like most kids growing up, I had a very wide interest. I was interested in everything. I tried to take advantage of everything, from the sciences to music to writing to literature.

It looks like the future’s really bright.

If you want something that’s going to provide you with a lot of challenges and a variety of different things to do, then you really can’t beat a place like the Air Force. I don’t mean this to sound like a recruiting pitch. But it’s been a lot of fun.