Chris HadfieldIf you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you're setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time. ✨ Chris Hadfield (2013). An Astr… ▶612LifeThoughtTime
Chris HadfieldThe cool things about space is when you put your pants on here, you can put them on two legs at a time.351Time
Chris HadfieldBy looking at the difference between perceived danger and actual danger, you can fundamentally change your reaction.354Humor
Chris HadfieldLife off Earth is in two important respects not at all unworldly: you can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures, or the frustrations. And you can choose to appreciate the… ▶354LifeTime
Chris HadfieldIn any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As a minus one: actively harmful, someone who cre… ▶321Time
Chris HadfieldSweat the small stuff. Without letting anyone see you sweat. ✨ Chris Hadfield (2013). An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, p.112, Pan Macmillan377Life
Chris HadfieldDecide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with… ▶334LifeLoveThought
Chris HadfieldAlmost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk.335Humor
Chris HadfieldOne Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical testing, to find out which ones treated the staff well-and w… ▶347Sadness
Chris HadfieldIt’s not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed. ✨ Chris Hadfield (2013). An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, … ▶303Life
Chris HadfieldI guarantee if you walk into 100 spider webs, you will have changed your fundamental human behavior. And you can apply this to anything, And figure out a way to reprogram yourself… ▶3610Humanity
Chris HadfieldSo 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.294Truth
Chris HadfieldEvery decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow and the day after that.261Time
Chris HadfieldThe Nile, draining out into the Mediterranean. The bright lights of Cairo announce the opening of the north-flowing river’s delta, with Jerusalem’s answering high beams to the nor… ▶232HopeHumanityLife
Chris HadfieldDon`t let life randomly kick you into the adult you don`t want to become254Life
Chris HadfieldEarly success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can't do it.… ▶278Life
Chris HadfieldIn my experience, fear comes from not knowing what to expect and not feeling you have any control over what’s about to happen. When you feel helpless, you’re far more afraid than … ▶191LifeTruth
Chris HadfieldFor the last several years and culminating in six months in orbit next year, I've been training for my third space flight. This one is almost in a category completely different th… ▶227Politics
Chris HadfieldFatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood249Life
Chris HadfieldThere is no problem so bad that you cannot make it worse183Sadness
Chris HadfieldI wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one. ✨ Chris Hadfield (2013). An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, p.7, Pan Macmillan218Life
Chris HadfieldRemember, nobody changes the world on their own. ✨ Astronaut Chris Hadfield's 'Guide to Optimism' Will Make You Smile by Alyssa Newcomb, abcnews.go.com. Decem… ▶131Hope
Chris HadfieldCompetence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task even when it seems hopeless, and improvising good solutions to tough problems when every second counts. It enc… ▶132HopeLife
Chris HadfieldOther anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it doesn't have to strain against… ▶189HumanityLifeLove
Chris HadfieldThe rough and ready improvisational quality to life on board the International Space Station is reminiscent of a long trip in a sailboat: privacy and fresh produce are in short su… ▶179LifeReadingTime
Chris HadfieldMy optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result of a lifetime spent visualiz… ▶146DeathHopeLife
Chris HadfieldIt is spectacular. From about five minutes in, when we knew for sure that we were going to have the weather to go, the smile on my face just got bigger and bigger, and I was just … ▶136Humanity
Chris HadfieldDecide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction1710LifeLove
Chris HadfieldAs I have discovered again and again, things are never as bad (or as good) as they seem at the time. ✨ Chris Hadfield (2013). An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, p.11, Pa… ▶137LifeTime
