Quotes About Exploration

As an adult I wasn't dying to participate in sci-fi projects.

Between my participation in Voyager and my role in Cassini, when comes the time, I will die a happy and gratified woman.

People want to know about what's going on with what's in the universe, what are particles like, what are the basic rules of nature. It's a lot of curiosity out there.

During high school, I wanted to work in architecture or engineering for no particular reason.

I fell in love with London and one particular era in London.

I used to believe there were people on Mars, and of course now we know there aren't. Mars held particular interest. I was curious what kind of beings they would look like.

Back in the day, I've heard, particularly with the near-Earth asteroids, there were some asteroid hunters that knew the names of every one.

Electrical engineering, particularly at MIT, was the hardest major, so I said, 'You know, how about we try that and see how it goes.'

We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up.

I have some NASA memorabilia from the early Apollo days that I can't imagine parting with. I've always wanted to play sort of like a space cowboy, too, like the idea of Captain Kirk. I think that's everybody's dream though, right?

The Seekers have done most things that you'd want to do and when we broke up in the '60s it was partly because we sort of felt we'd done all the things that you could do. There was nothing new.

Travel is an exercise partly in broadening yourself and partly in defining your own limits.

I'm drawn to a story partly based on the fact that it's something I might not be as familiar with.

I found dozens of albums I loved every year of the early 70s and more in the late 70s and more still in the decades since, partly because I knew more about music by then and partly because there were more to choose from.

I would like to think that Ben and myself have begun a partnership that will take us into different areas of music that we can continue to write, enjoy and keep me involved with music other then what I do with RUSH.

In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.

I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.

I want good and different parts, different from what I've done.

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.

The best roles have risks... and those are the parts I'm interested in.

Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line.

From 18 to 22, I was alone, living in L.A. with a bunch of friends, partying.

I'm not going to date a crazy party animal; I'm more into culture. I'd rather go to a museum, travel somewhere, or go to a play. That's more interesting to me than partying at the hottest club.

When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.