Quotes About Space

Every time I give a talk, I ask the audience - especially if it's kids - how many want to go to Mars. At least half raise their hands. I don't think there's going to be any shortage of volunteers.

With everything that I design, from a church to a plate to skyscraper to a spoon. I am always thinking about voluptuous volumes and spaces.

Whatever your political leaning, vote. This participation is vital. I feel the same way about issues like the space program, education, the military. The more the public focuses on these things, thinks and forms opinions, I think the better we are as a democracy.

I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model.

Ideas for stories come to me based on my life, so who knows? If somebody sends me to become an astronaut, that's what I'll end up writing.

We experience every space in five senses, so it's strange that architects design just for the eyes.

Some people separate their work and home lives, but I love the idea of having my studio and house in the same space.

Build a rocket ship and leave the earth!

Being an astronaut, there are not a lot of things that have really shocked me in my life.

In space for a short time, I think most people could survive that. If you're sending an average person who's healthy for a short period of time, I think that's quite doable.

Obviously, you hope to make shots. But you can't put too much pressure on yourself to make it, because whether or not they go in, you're creating space everybody else.

'Futurama' is this awesome, animated sci-fi show.

There's going to be an awful lot of people who are going to get the opportunity to go up and explore among the stars.

If you have a wormhole, then you can turn them into time machines for going backward in time.

There should be an international lunar base. That is certainly doable.

I love having a basement.

I still have my back to the basket because there's going to be times where I'm going to really have to score down low, but I'm really working on my face-up game because in the league, there's more space, and there's not double-teams and triple-teams coming at you like how it was in college.

My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.

Lofts are great. But with a home, there is a lot to be said for delineated space. To have the luxury of a little separate work space is huge - and to have the dream-sequence master bath.

Guys always follow me into the bathroom and ask for pictures and stuff.

My house always had at least 14 people in it. And one bathroom. So I didn't really want to be home.

Using the bathroom in space is hard, and you've got to be very - what was the word? - very kind to one another.

I really look forward to every single bit of it. Every time I do something in space, it will be the first time.

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.