In the military, the reason you take the right path is they eliminate other choices. I needed that. They set me straight.

When you're in the military, you get accustomed to sleep deprivation.

If I'm afraid of something, I'll deal with it and get past it.

The whole thing with the Rick James story sketch and the Prince story sketch - I recounted my past, you know? - and that's what I was doing. It's not like I sat down and said I want to come up with a great story about Rick James. That stuff really happened.

I will tell you that my position is that funding bills should include as little money for Obamacare as possible.

I did all the stupid things you'd expect from a 21-year-old kid with money.

I turned down a lot of money by not going to Chelsea, but that's not what I'm interested in.

Politicians and the government have become too interested in short-term gains. Of course, if you look at the direct financial returns in the short term, human space flight is expensive. But they need to look longer term.