I never declared I wanted to be an astronaut, as I considered that was presumptuous.

- Brian Binnie

I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time.

- David Byrne

I always wanted to be an astronaut.

- Dennis Quaid

Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.

- Duane G. Carey

By my mid-30s, I just thought, 'This is not going to happen. I am never going to become an astronaut in the U.K.'

- David Mackay

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an astronaut.

- Drew Van Acker

I actually wanted to be an astronaut, but I don't have a mathematical brain.

- Eva Amurri

I don't have to go into outer space to write about an astronaut.

- Geoffrey S. Fletcher

I'd love to go back to space, I don't know any astronaut who doesn't want to.

- Helen Sharman

I wouldn't oppose a women's astronaut training program; I just see no requirement for it.

- John Glenn

Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.

- Joan Jett

I always wanted to be an astronaut.

- Jerry Hall

It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected.

- John L. Phillips

Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question.

- Luca Parmitano

If my vision was good enough, I'd be an astronaut.

- Robert Crais