Quote

Remember, nobody changes the world on their own.

Chris Hadfield

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Chris Hadfield
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 29
Aircraft Pilot
Astronaut
Camera Operator
Executive Producer
Guitarist
Singer
Songwriter
Sarnia
Ontario
Chris Austin Hadfield
Christopher Austin Hadfield
Chris A. Hadfield
Commander Hadfield
Cmdr. Hadfield
Changes
Nobody
Remember
World

More quotes by Chris Hadfield

Image
I'm really looking forward to it, if you can imagine floating weightless, watching the world pour by through the big bay window of the space station playing a guitar just a tremendous place to think about where we are in history.
Chris Hadfield
Image
We are not machines exploring the universe, we are people.
Chris Hadfield
Image
As I have discovered again and again, things are never as bad (or as good) as they seem at the time.
Chris Hadfield
Image
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.
Chris Hadfield
Image
I'm not a wealthy person and I don't think that I would be able to prioritize that much money to go for a ride to a place that I have already lived. But if the price comes down or I win a lottery or something, why not?
Chris Hadfield
Image
Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood
Chris Hadfield
Image
Preparation is not only about managing external risks, but about limiting the likelihood that you'll unwittingly add to them. When you're the author of your own fate, you don't want to write a tragedy. Aside from anything else, the possibility of a sequel is nonexistent.
Chris Hadfield
Image
Loneliness... has very little to do with location. It's a state of mind. In the centre of every city are some of the loneliest people in the world... because our whole planet was just outside the window, I felt even more... connected to the seven billion other people.
Chris Hadfield
Image
By looking at the difference between perceived danger and actual danger, you can fundamentally change your reaction.
Chris Hadfield
Image
Imbibe three or four times as much water as you think you need and skip at least one, if not two meals, when you are travelling. You should arrive at your destination feeling slightly hungry and your digestive system reset.
Chris Hadfield
Image
Sweat the small stuff. Without letting anyone see you sweat.
Chris Hadfield
Image
So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it.
Chris Hadfield
Image
Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive.
Chris Hadfield
Image
There is a sunrise or a sunset from space every 92 minutes so there is an incredible amount of beauty to see from up there.
Chris Hadfield
Image
There's really just one thing I can control: my attitude during the journey, which is what keeps me feeling steady and stable, and what keeps me headed in the right direction. So I consciously monitor and correct, if necessary, because losing attitude would be far worse than not achieving my goal.
Chris Hadfield
Image
Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the way, I'd become a good fit. It had only taken 21 years.
Chris Hadfield
Image
The Moon has given us months, tides and a destination that ever-beckons. It's time we build a rocket and go to stay.
Chris Hadfield
Image
Every single day you're the result of what you did on the days prior.
Chris Hadfield
Image
You can't change the bricks, and together, you still have to build a wall.
Chris Hadfield
Image
It's good to have a fear of heights. I mean, it's kind of crazy not to because if you just lean out a little bit and there's a gust of wind or somebody bumps you or something and you fall, you're splat.
Chris Hadfield