“It might be a bad thing to be first , if you stop and think about it. It might b…” — Guion Bluford

The crew taped the intercom conversation. There's somebody giggling and laughing all the way up. And we listened to it for quite a while to try and figure out who that was, only to come to the conclusion that it was me. I mean, I laughed and giggled all the way up. It was such a fun ride.

The job is so fantastic, you don't need a hobby. The hobby is going to work.

I chased my dreams. In the end, find what gets you excited and chase it.

I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and African-Americans would be proud of being participants in the space program.