If you're in space on the way to Mars, and a conflict develops... you can't turn around and go back, because Earth is already gone on its orbit.

I'm a true believer in the strength of teamwork, in the power of dreams.

I'm a true believer in the strength of teamwork, in the power of dreams, and in the absolute necessity of a support structure.

We sleep very well in space. We have a sleeping bag each, and when you get into it, you float in the sleeping bag.

Creating artworks, writing and publishing novels, poetry, music, or conducting art-historical research requires support. So does everything else in the world, from physics to fish and wildlife management to human-rights advocacy.

Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you do - expect the unexpected!

I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip hop could do, or where hip hop is gonna go. I always say it's gonna become universal as we become a galactic union.

My folks are economists and have taught economics and social science so I grew up with those kind of conversations around the dinner table.