Quotes from Scott Carpenter

Space is not an enterprise that belongs to the U.S. or to Russia or to China - it is a human endeavor and experience. And that's as it should be.

We've got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there's no resupply possible.

Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.

This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our on country or our own religion or our home town or even to ourselves. It should be to, number two, the family of man, and number one, the planet at large. This is our home, and this is all we've got.

If all you do is sit and read, all you get is smart and soft.

One might say that ambiguity is the diet of literary studies.

At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone, there was a constant surveillance by UFOs.

Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear.