These Days I'm feeling real good.
We've never lost an American in space, we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch! Failure is not an option.
From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: -Tough- and -Competent. - Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills.
Failiure is not an option.
To recognize that the greatest error is not to have tried and failed, but that in trying, we did not give it our best effort
I don't care what anything was designed to do, I care about what it can do.
There is no such thing as good enough. You, your team, and your equipment must be the best. That is how you will win victories.
There is a spark of idealism within every individual which can be fanned into flame and bring forth extraordinary results.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
A child regards your cheery smile as evidence that you are on his side, so he relaxes and is happier.
We are all just monkeys with money and guns.