I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty.

What the history of aviation has brought in the 20th century should inspire us to be inventors and explorers ourselves in the new century.

Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!

There's nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it.

'Cat?' 'Cat' can be anybody from the guy in the gutter to a lawyer, doctor, the biggest man to the lowest man, but if he's in there with a good heart and enjoy the same music together, he's a cat.

Now is not the time for us to shy away from challenging ourselves to make substantive change for the better. We have the opportunity to raise the bar in the faith-based world by forging a culture in...

My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.

In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank - you note to my teachers. The book is dedicated to my fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Dr....

I had one of those defining moments in the fourth grade when my teacher said the story I wrote was the best in the class, and therefore I would be going to the Young Authors Conference where I'd get...

My second-grade teacher went around the class and asked everybody what they were going to be when they grew up. I said, 'I want to travel the world,' and he said, 'You'll be married and pregnant by...

I was a per diem floater in the same junior high school I went to. I sat in the office and made $42.50 a day, and whenever a teacher was absent, I'd substitute. I taught everything from English to...

I became kind of a dropout in science after I came back to America. I wanted to photograph.

None of the standard high school science courses made much of an impression on me, but I did enjoy the Advanced Placement Chemistry course I took in my senior year. This course had only eleven...

I attended elementary school and high school in Mexico City. I was already fascinated by science before entering high school. I still remember my excitement when I first glanced at paramecia and...

Every year I spend one month just sailing, but I still work when I'm on the boat. You never separate work from leisure. A boat is like a magic world, like a little island.

We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.

We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big...

I could have gone on flying through space forever.

For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well.

I think people keep baseballs in their cars, just to be prepared in case they see me. It's cool to get recognized in public; it's an incredible feeling.

It's the most gratifying thing to have young girls telling me, 'I love that you do a photo shoot in pants and a button up shirt, and you still look cool.'

Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.

Don't let expertise fool you into seeing false boundaries or underestimating those with wild dreams.

Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present.

You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that's what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true.

I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I...

'Harry Potter' gave me back self-respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.

I love the song 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack. I was going to write that song, but someone beat me to it.

It's great to be somewhat of a role model. I want to be a positive and good role model and lead by example and try to do the best I can. Playing good golf definitely draws attention, but I want to...