It is not very logical to look over the attributes you possess and then declare that they are the most important attributes in the universe. - Robert Sheckley

Not even the thought of death can upset the man who is going into space for the first time. The journey into the unknown transcends the framework of anxiety, at least for a while.

It takes a particular kind of a man to endure the shattering immensities of space and the paranoid-inducing stresses of threats from the unknown. It takes a man with a large and impervious ego and a consistently high degree of aggressive self-confidence. It takes a kind of a nut.

What is the purpose of being really intelligent if not to have the substance of what you want without mistaking it for the shadow?