I never read a single book as a child. I did not read as a child. I worked on the farm. I had books in the classroom, but that was it. I never read a single book outside of the classroom. Story Musgrave bookchildclassroom Change image and share on social
I feel particularly close to them, because I am now out in the universe. I'm in a position to see nature from another point of view, to be outside the earth and see the big picture. Story Musgrave bigcloseearth Change image and share on social
I'm such a long-term investor, I've never really let go and celebrated what I did with the Hubble telescope. Story Musgrave celebratehavehubble Change image and share on social
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 for your own life. Only you are responsible for the course you take from there. Story Musgrave hugelessonlife share on social
It's hard to say what drives a three year-old, but I think I had a sense that nature was my solace, and nature was a place in which there was beauty, in which there was order. Story Musgrave beautydrivehard Change image and share on social
I would have taken whatever hand I was dealt. Space was it. Story Musgrave dealhandspace Change image and share on social
The way you remember the past depends upon your hope for the future. And if what you see in your future has no hope, it has no potential, then you view the past that brought you to here as not very good. Story Musgrave bringdependfuture share on social
That I learned even as a three year-old that I see this world that is really a mess and I learned to say, this is not me. I am not the one that is messed up. It is out there. Story Musgrave learnmesmess Change image and share on social
And so, I was not a military test pilot, but as soon as NASA expressed an interest in flying scientists and people who were not military test pilots, that was an epiphany that just came like a stroke of lightning. Story Musgrave epiphanyexpressfly share on social