A forest of these trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see.
Natural selection is not the wind which propels the vessel, but the rudder which, by friction, now on this side and now on that, shapes the course.
Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
Death is never easy when you know the people doing the dying.
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities.
As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.
Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.
Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.
Once I'm awake, I'm awake, which helps when you have to run in the mornings.
I just personally decided I was going to be the first woman fighter pilot.
When I see something messed up, I'm going to challenge it.
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.
I hope to get out before they start football next year.
I hope no one will think of... sending me to Pearl Harbor.
What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.
The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme.
I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.
You can believe that he was taught to love and respect all mankind - but to fear no man.
If you want to win anything - a race, yourself, your life - you have to go a little berserk.
Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again.
