"My first biography written in '73 was not 'Journey To The Moon.' It was 'Return To Earth.' Because for me, that was the more difficult task - disappointment."

"My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world."

"Space is not just going up and coming back down again. Space is getting into orbit and being there, living there, establishing a presence, a permanence."

"The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface."

"I think it's inevitable that there will be Earthlings establishing a presence on Mars. And I would say that it would certainly take place by 2050 or shortly thereafter."

"Exploring Mars is a far different venture from Apollo expeditions to the moon; it necessitates leaving our home planet on lengthy missions with a constrained return capability."

"I suggest that going to Mars means permanence on the planet - a mission by which we are building up a confidence level to become a two-planet species."

"Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans."

"Who put their foot in the Missouri River first: Lewis or Clark? Who cares!"

"When we get there, if we don't find any life on Mars, from that point on there will be life on Mars because we'll bring it there, whether it's germs and leftover urine bags, whatever it is."

"You can tell I'm not too bashful about some of my feelings."

"What I do is not go outside. My hobby is that I write, so if I'm not acting or being a mom, I'm writing."

"My dad is the most humble man on the planet."

"My parents would never throw the kids in first class for the flights; they'd be up front, and we'd be economy - we knew we were lucky just to be travelling."

"Ours was a loving, nurturing household, but, at the same time, my parents' goal was to make all their children self-sufficient."

"I want to be a good example for my son. That's the best way to parent - to be the example of what you want to see in them. That's definitely how my parents parented and how my grandparents parented. And it works."

"I don't have any friends who are actors through my dad."

"I shouldn't have acted. I didn't exhibit any ability. I was one of the kids in the school play who was just mouthing words, and they weren't the actual words of the song. I was pretty lame!"

"I've always been, with acting, very hesitant to get myself into situations where I would be accused of nepotism."

"When I started working, I just had my name be 'Bryce Dallas.'"

"I'm a night owl."

"I did a play in New York at the public theater, a Shakespeare play, and M. Night Shyamalan, who is the writer/director of 'The Village,' came and saw me in the play and asked to go to lunch afterwards."

"There's something really freeing about playing a character that isn't even, like, remotely likeable whatsoever."

"I've admired Anthony Hopkins for so long, and when I finally got to meet him in person, I became totally immobile and speechless! I stood there looking at him and couldn't say a word."