"The future of humanity is in space."

"The Earth is very beautiful. I could see the continents clearly, the rivers, the clouds, the snow-capped mountains."

"Looking at the earth from a far you realize it is too small for conflict and just big enough for co-operation."

"I am a simple Soviet man. I was born in a simple family, and I have grown up under the Soviet government."

"I felt very well in weightlessness, like a fish in water."