That's not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts.

That's not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts.

I just want to tell stories and this is the story I've wanted to tell for the past six years.

I just want to tell stories and this is the story I've wanted to tell for the past six years.

John has distinguished himself with his sound judgment and great leadership skills. He will be a key architect in helping read more

John has distinguished himself with his sound judgment and great leadership skills. He will be a key architect in helping us continue as innovators as we chart our course to higher profitability. ... He always takes a big picture view to everything he does while bringing a great deal of wisdom, knowledge and patience to all matters he deals with; qualities that make him the perfect choice to work side by side with me in running the business and operational areas of the network.

It is no longer my moral duty as a human being to achieve an integrated and unitary set of explanations read more

It is no longer my moral duty as a human being to achieve an integrated and unitary set of explanations for my thoughts and feelings.

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was read more

Whenever I felt like slitting my wrists I used to like listening to depressed singers from the 1970s. It was great music for a misunderstood teenager. And when I'm feeling misunderstood these days, I'll stick on a bit of Leonard Cohen.

[The alternative is to do nothing and be ignored.] Once the penalties are levied, it's a silent message unless it's read more

[The alternative is to do nothing and be ignored.] Once the penalties are levied, it's a silent message unless it's collected, ... So we make every effort to collect those outstanding penalties.

We're still going to need continued cooperation from our customer to get through the weekend.

We're still going to need continued cooperation from our customer to get through the weekend.

I've led so many laps before, but it took me six years to understand that it's the last one that read more

I've led so many laps before, but it took me six years to understand that it's the last one that counts.

Most of our funding goes to organizations and is then used to leverage the private sector.

Most of our funding goes to organizations and is then used to leverage the private sector.