Scott Carpenter Quotations

We've got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there's no resupply possible.

Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.

We've all bowled at Cadillac, but today wasn't like the normal Cadillac. It was a very playable shot but just a little different.

Mac users have not been forced to deal with the storm of viruses and vulnerabilities that Windows users deal with on a daily basis, so they tend to feel that they are safer than their Windows counterparts.

Many industry insiders agree that Apple has kept Boot Camp on the shelf, and only released it in response to those efforts.

Right on, ... I always thought of us as 'All for one, one for all,' like the Three Musketeers. There's an abiding camaraderie that pleases everybody. It's the life of the group.

People may look at how many points we've scored here in the last three games (67, 67 and 57), but a lot of the reason for that is that our defense has really picked up and we've been able to get some offense out of our defense.

I will virtually guarantee someone is looking to turn PCs into spam zombies.

We have to prove this (Friday's win) wasn't a fluke. The guys that are in front of us, we play them, so we have a chance to mix it up hopefully.

We have classified this vulnerability as a 10, which is most critical rating because it has the makings of a serious Internet worm.

To be able to promote your son to captain what an honor. I'm so proud of you, ... The sky's the limit. Before we promote you to captain, I want one more thing from you: I want your final salute as a lieutenant.

We're all facing the Grim Reaper, ... It's like John Denver put it in one of his songs -- 'Live, live without care.'

We also have to worry about the (race) car rolling.

We've had to line up different methodologies for different habits, ... Consumers want the ability to get their mortgages in different ways. They go online and apply, or they would like to pick up the phone... Other times, they want to walk into one of our offices, sit down with somebody, and do it face to face.

What people don't fully realize is that we view ourselves as expendable in the pursuit of a high purpose, ... If he or anyone else should perish, that's okay. We've recovered from it before and we will again.

At this point in the countdown, it seems appropriate to say to the crew of Discovery -- good luck, have a safe flight and to say once again 'Godspeed John Glenn,'

There's going to be a scramble to turn this into a worm.

The trails are open and have been repaired. For some folks, it will be their first chance back on those trials.

Space is not an enterprise that belongs to the U.S. or to Russia or to China - it is a human endeavor and experience. And that's as it should be.

As a public relations practitioner, it is a tremendous honor to be included on a panel of the top public relations professionals in our business.

You need to have tools on your system that protect against viruses, you need to have updated patches for the system and you need user education. When you have all three, you'll be able to cut back on the problems.

They're all very competitive, ... but I've never heard any of them say anything bad about another.

The Black Swamp, it was an awful place. It was a thick woods full of disease and mosquitoes, and people making their way through here reported being able to travel maybe only a mile a day.

It's interesting how at odds we were then with the Soviet Union,

Good luck, have a safe flight, and ... once again, Godspeed, John Glenn.

I believe that Boot Camp will increase Apple's share in the desktop market. The increased market share may also make OS X a larger target for malicious code writers.

I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I was interested in, while boxing was just hitting somebody or getting hit, which didn't appeal to me. But a demonstration of strength was okay, so I chose wrestling.

Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear.

It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall scheme of things, it proves that men can do about anything they want to if they work hard enough at it, and I knew that I could do it . . . and that leads, of course, to a strong suspicion that everybody else can do it if they want to.

The flight experience itself is incredible. It's addictive. It's transcendent. It is a view of the grand plan of all things that is simply unforgettable.

At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone, there was a constant surveillance by UFOs.

This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our own country or our own religion or our hometown or even to ourselves. It should be to, number two, the family of man, and number one, the planet at large. This is our home, and this is all we've got.