Matt Lillywhite

“The bird strike hadn’t only cost Kaz an eye. Without binocular vision, he’d lost his medical as both a test pilot and an astronaut selectee who’d been assigned to fly on MOL, the military’s planned Manned Orbiting Laboratory spy space station. His work and dreams had disappeared in a bloody flurry of feathers.”
― Chris Hadfield, The Apollo Murders

“I’m haunted by my future goals, not my past failures. I’m haunted by what I may still become. I’m haunted by my own continued thirst for evolution.”
― David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

“We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will be put off by your dedication and level of effort. Others will call you obsessed or think that you've gone crazy. When they do, smile and say, "I'm not crazy. I'm just not you.”
― David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

“All flying machines were essentially the same; you just had to figure out how to get them started and how they wanted to kill you.”
― Chris Hadfield, The Apollo Murders