Mike Ballard

“Soon young women across the Church were organized into “swarms” under the leadership of a “bee keeper.” To advance through the program, from “Builder in the Hive” to “Gatherer of the Honey” to “Keeper of the Bees,” young women earned achievements in religion, home, health, domestic arts, outdoor recreation, business, and public service. 22”
― The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Boldly, Nobly, and Independent: 1893–1955

“Their day will come when we put men on Mars or accomplish some other feat where the human factor makes it possible to achieve something that technology, no matter how brilliant and advanced, cannot. We have “slipped the surly bonds of Earth” and our destiny will ultimately lead us to the stars that glow in our deep black night sky, like diamonds scattered on a field of velvet.”
― Gene Kranz, Failure is not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

“Gosh, Officer, I guess I just haven’t learned to slow down since I got back from the moon.”
― Michael Collins, Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey

“Exploration produces a mood in people, a widening of interest, a stimulation of the thought process,”
― Michael Collins, Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey