Quotes About Adventure

When the rich kids got together, the most we ever did was cross against a red light.

For I mean to roam and think and make great irons red-hot.

I did any of the normal things any redneck kid did.

The single best thing about Mars is the reduced gravity. It's 38 percent of Earth's gravity - about one third. Almost never have you seen that portrayed in film or television. Mars is just portrayed as a place that's got reddish sand but is otherwise pretty much identical to the Mojave Desert, and that's not the case.

Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.

When you're growing up, you have your heroes, and you hear about people going off to other countries to play football, but when you're so young, you're not thinking about that. You just play. No referee, no rules.

I reference playgrounds a lot because I was always playing on them when I was little.

I didn't have a set of rules, dos, and don'ts or a reference point on how I would navigate my career. I never planned to be in a certain place in the industry. I was walking my path and doing things my way.

I went to college because I didn't have anywhere else to go and it was a fabulous hang. And while I was there I was exposed to this world that I didn't know was possible.

The thing about 'Doctor Who' is it's chased around the world, so there's 50 fans hanging out at every location.

I love parasailing, taking strolls, indulging in water sports, hanging out in touristy places - especially night markets.

You never know what can happen.

As much as I long for a sort of security and consistency sometimes, I do enjoy sort of being busted around. I really don't know what's happening sometimes next week, let alone this year.

There's nothing better than going to the movies and going into another world, and forgetting about everything that's happening outside.

I don't want to actually die. I want to see what happens in life. I want to see where it goes.

Becoming an astronaut was a little bit of happenstance for me.

I will be happier if I crash by trying than not trying and running around behind the same guy for 70 laps.

I am happiest when I don't know what's coming next.

At home, I don't like to be just sitting around; I like to go out and do things. It's when I'm the happiest.

I grew up in the happiest home - my parents were really adventurous, and I was very lucky.

If it's going to make you happy, go for it - life is short.

It was a very, very happy childhood, but I always knew I wanted to see the world.

It gets a little crazy at Disneyland. It's a little bit more hardcore then people think.

It's a lot harder to break bones in golf than motocross. But that made me fearless in a way.