It was a good day. It was a very good day. I'm very proud of our players. |
It would be no secret to you that whatever area we decide to do less of would have its supporters who would be very upset by that, as would Florida if we decided to do less shuttle, ... So, we are working to find every bit of fiscal synergy that we can so we can do what we want to do and we do not have to sacrifice what are valuable programs. |
It's not a huge industry. It's fairly modest, but they have some good-paying jobs. |
NASA has been favored by the administration, but it's still a very tough environment. |
NASA simply cannot afford to do everything that our many constituencies would like us to do. |
Playing catcher wore me out last year. I wouldn't mind still playing, but as long as I'm in the lineup and helping the team. |
That was our battle cry and that is what we accomplished this year. When Boston needed [a pitcher], they were ready. Our pitchers prepared for that, they worked hard for that, and they saw some rewards. In that respect, I'm very pleased. |
The main thing you are seeing here today is the decision to put together an assembly sequence that allows us to have very high confidence we will finish the space station by the time the shuttle must be retired. It's the same station. The end product is very much as we envisioned it. |
The partnership has proven stronger than the stresses and strains which have been imposed on it, which have been great, ... It has held together. If the United States is able to keep the commitments we've made to the station partners, I think we can take that partnership to the moon. |
The space station partners have the right to propose and to conduct commercial activities on the station, provided that all appropriate safety considerations have been dealt with. We are not at the end of that particular road as yet, but we will pursue it. |
They risked their lives, ... You can't buy the kind of dedication that I saw down there from our folks for money -- for any amount of money. It's not about salary or about holding a job. It's about dedication to the program. |
This is going to be the last hurrah. |
We didn't play bad and we didn't play well. We are still in contention but need to make a move Saturday. I am proud of the way Stuart hung in there after having such a tough start. |
We estimated that there are 18,000 workers who are earning $7 an hour or in some cases they might be earning less than that. |
What he did tonight, he did all year for us. |