203 Quotes by Chris Hadfield

Success is feeling good about the work you do throughout the long, unheralded journey that May or may not wind up at the launch pad. You can't view training solely as a stepping stone to something loftier. It's got to be an end in itself.

Nothing boosts confidence quite like simulating a disaster, engaging with it fully, both physically and intellectually, and realising you have the ability to work the problem.

Value the wisdom of humility, as well as the sense of perspective it gives you.

Succes is feeling good about the work you do throughout the long, unheralded journey that may or may not wind up at the launch pad. You can't view training solely as a stepping stone to something loftier. It's got to be an end in itself.

In the van, we can see the rocket in the distance, lit up and shining, an obelisk. In reality, of course, it’s a 4.5-megaton bomb loaded with explosive fuel, which is why everyone else is driving away from it.

To me, it's simple: if you've got the time, use it to get ready. What else could you possibly have to do that's more important? Yes, maybe you'll learn how to do a few things you'll never wind up actually needing to do, but that's a much better problem to have than needing to do something and having no clue where to start.

Megértettem, hol van a helyem az univerzum nagy rendszerében, és ez segített abban, hogy a saját sikereimet is megfelelően szemléljem. [...] Mégis tudom, hogy az emberek legtöbbje - magamat is beleértve - hajlamos ara, hogy ne a megfelelő dolgokért lelkesedjen: a látványos, drámai, a korábbi rekordot megdöntő sprintet többre értékelik, mint a szívós munkát követelő felkészüléssel töltött éveket vagy a rendületlen kitartást a veszteségek sorozata ellenére.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

Our training pushes us to develop a new set of instincts: instead of reacting to danger with a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush, we're trained to respond unemotionally by immediately prioritizing threats and methodically seeking to defuse them. We go from wanting to bolt for the exit to wanting to engage and understand what's going wrong, then fix it.