I have often said that just as the French revolution, for instance, understood itself through antiquity, I think our time can be understood through the French revolution. It is quite a natural process to use other times to understand your own time.
“Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with.”
“As with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish.”