My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business. – Harry Houdini
It is the business of the future to be dangerous and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties. – Alfred North Whitehead
Its a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that ones safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. – Alan Shepard