You Can't Change The Bricks, And Together,

Our Role Is To Develop Techniques That Allow Us To Provide Emergency Life-saving Procedures To Injured Patients In An Extreme, Remote Environment Without The Presence Of A Physician.

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.

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.

As I Have Discovered Again And Again, Things Are Never As Bad (or As Good) As They Seem At The Time.

Life 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 Smallest Scraps Of Experience, The Everyday Moments, Or To Value Only The Grandest, Most Stirring Ones.