The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.


Kalpana Chawla
We gazed dreamily at the Milky Way and once in a while caught some shooting stars. Times like those gave me the opportunity to wonder and ask all those very basic questions. That sense of awe for the heavens started there.

Kalpana Chawla
I don't know why I always liked aerospace engineering. I was in the 10th grade when I figured that's what I wanted to do.

Kalpana Chawla
I was interested in aerospace and flying, and the U.S. is really the best place in the world for flying.

Kalpana Chawla
The quickest way may not necessarily be the best.

Kalpana Chawla
I've always been very determined. I don't get easily discouraged.

Kalpana Chawla
Material interests are not the only guiding light.