I think space made me less black and white, less uptight. I don't get as excited about things as easily. I feel like I take positions on things less easily.
— Terry VirtsNASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander
“Some of the most valuable lessons are not from seeing how they've dealt with success, but how they've dealt with failure and come back stronger and more determined to succeed.”— Chatri Sityodtong
Founder and Chairman of ONE Championship, premier Asian MMA organization
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I remember being on a spacewalk and had a few seconds to see a view that humans were not meant to see. It was like I was hearing from God. But then, I had to get back to work.
— Terry VirtsNASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander
The perspective of seeing the Earth from space has rewired our brain. We used to have a 2-dimensional view for hundreds of thousands of years. Now with space telescopes we have a 4-dimensional view of our universe.
— Terry VirtsNASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander
I came away from space flight realising that I don't have enough faith to be an atheist. Life is so amazing. When you look at the universe and the forces of nature, there just has to be a creator.
— Terry VirtsNASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander
Nothing prepares you to actually see the Earth from space. I spent more than 7 months in space, and even on my last day that view never got old.
— Terry VirtsNASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander
We must never confuse the pipe with the content. Today, we are fascinated by the pipe and nobody thinks of what is within.
— Philippe StarckRenowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design
Your only duty is to take the rope and try to make a better one. Your only duty is to make the best rope you can for your children, for the next generation.
— Philippe StarckRenowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design
If a product is really good, time will give it the justice of beauty -that's real beauty, intelligence beauty, honest beauty.
— Philippe StarckRenowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design
The first thing to do for our ecology is not to use less electricity, it's to cease buying things that are not useful.
— Philippe StarckRenowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design
We are the only species who have taken control of their evolution. We are animals who – one day – had an idea to become better. Billions of us have worked to make ourselves better.
— Philippe StarckRenowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design
A lot of governments and corporations have made pledges to be carbon neutral by 2050 without having any way to do it. They don't know how to do it. They don't have the tools to do it. We have found over 1000 solutions that can help.
— Bertrand PiccardSwiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse
We can only solve our ecological problems by linking ecology and economy. If we can create the right economic environment, change will happen. If it's more profitable to be efficient than wasteful, we will be efficient.
— Bertrand PiccardSwiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse
We have to understand that the world has been inefficient for decades, producing too much, using too much and throwing away too much. We waste 75% of the energy we produce, half the food we produce and half of our natural resources.
— Bertrand PiccardSwiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse
I learned you always have to use the language of the people you want to convince. If you speak to heads of states and corporations about the costs, that will be incurred to protect the environment, they will never invite you again. If you come and speak their language about job-creation and profit, they will welcome you with open arms.
— Bertrand PiccardSwiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse
We must not only use the emotional part of exploration, but also the state of mind of exploration which encourages us to get out of our bad habits, beliefs, everything we know, our comfort zone, and even our way of thinking. The mindset of exploration encourages us to find new solutions.
— Bertrand PiccardSwiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse
The brain doesn't make a distinction about whether it's work or home. The key is to practice, practice, practice so that the skills become spontaneous and automatic.
— Daniel GolemanPsychologist who popularized the concept of emotional intelligence