- Javier Delgado: [visiting the new greenhouse] It's incredible. First crops raised in ancient Mesopotamia, and now look, a return to the cradle of civilization for the dawn of a new one. I love the symmetry.
- Paul Richardson: Without agriculture, there'd be no civilization.
- Peter Diamandis: I think of the Earth as a living organism. And we humans are the reproductive organ of Earth. And the Earth is about to bud. We'll do it driven by the desire to explore, the desire to look for resources, the desire for the unknown, because it's part of our human soul. And you'll have no shortage of people willing to risk their lives to become part of the Mars citizenry, the first people to colonize.
- Robert Zubrin: The first expeditions to Mars will certainly have a very heavy scientific agenda. But once we get past the stage of McMurdo Station, then this Mars base can grow into a bonafide human settlement - into an embryonic, new civilization. And if we do this, let me tell you, we'll not just bring life to Mars, we're gonna bring Mars to life.