It was just a job. It wasn't any special interest in consumer affairs. I needed a paycheck and the Attorney General said that I would be best to go down there, because he knew I was anti-consumer.
You have a part-time job, and that's better than no job at all.
[The U.S. victory in Gulf war was] a stirring victory for the forces of aggression.
Vietnam is a jungle. You had jungle warfare. Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, you have sand. [There is no need to worry about a protracted war because] from a historical basis, Middle East conflicts do not last a long time.
People that are really weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
Make no mistake about it: Operation Desert Storm truly was a victory of good over evil, of freedom over tyranny, of peace over war.
My fellow astronauts...
I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.
The future will be better tomorrow.
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.