I think there are huge lessons there, for young people who are getting started in life, as well as other people. And that is, to take responsibility …

- Story Musgrave

I came from an extraordinarily dysfunctional family, full of abuse and alcoholism. And eventually everyone within the family had committed suicide.

- Story Musgrave

I have a great relationship with animals, and with children. I get to their level. I try to see the way a child looks at the world, it's hugely diffe…

- Story Musgrave

It is humanity's destiny to explore the universe. When we start thinking and working on that cosmic level, we will transcend our parochial difference…

- Story Musgrave

I’m not a risk taker. But astronauts are professionals, so you get out on the field and play ball. I tried to take it in stride because that’s what I…

- Story Musgrave

If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets, the number one priority is, how are you going to communicate information? Ev…

- Story Musgrave

I work for perfection, for perfection's sake. I don't care what the external reasons are. And it's much more like a ballerina on opening night. You'v…

- Story Musgrave

Poetry is its own medium; it's very different than writing prose. Poetry can talk in an imagistic sense; it has particular ways of catching an enviro…

- Story Musgrave

Most of our history in space has been communicated in terms of action - what people do, a chronological list of events which have transpired - as opp…

- Story Musgrave