“I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with free-body diagrams, transformed by Laplace and propelled by compressible flow.”

– Neil Armstrong

“The greatest battle is not physical but psychological.  The demons telling us to give up wehen we push ourselves to the limit can never be silenced for good.  They must always be answered by the quiet, steady dignity that simply refuses to give in… Courage.  We all suffer.  Keep going.”

– Grame Fife

“There’s a huge, gratifying feeling on the rare occasions that any of us come up with an inspiration to do something innovative.  The personal rewards, and just the feeling, is enormously good.  Part of what gave us the ability to be creative is the old thing – -necessity is the mother of invention — and the passion and curiosity about why things work.  It’s about the ability to picture what’s going on and discuss things with other people who have thought about it longer than you have, or have a different approach… It’s a fun thing to do, for sure. You appreciate other people doing things when you read the history books. If you feel that in some small way you can join this illustrious bunch of people who have done things, it’s worth having a go at it.”

– Dan Gurney