It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
NEIL ARMSTRONGIt’s different, but it’s very pretty out here. I suppose they are going to make a big deal of all this.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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How we use the knowledge we gain determines our progress on earth, in space or on the moon. Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.
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I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.
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Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.
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The single thing which makes any man happiest is the realization that he has worked up to the limits of his ability, his capacity. It’s all the better, of course, if this work has made a contribution to knowledge, or toward moving the human race a little farther forward.
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It’s different, but it’s very pretty out here. I suppose they are going to make a big deal of all this.
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As I stepped on the moon, I looked around, dazed magnificent. The vast, sandy silver surface was almost illusory.
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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.
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Fear is not an unknown emotion to us.
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If you don’t know who you are, a university is an expensive place to find out.
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A picture does a great job, but it’s not nearly like being there.
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Figure out how to build a brand and stick by it so people know what to expect.
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I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I’m damned if I’m going to use up mine running up and down a street.
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Knowledge is fundamental to all human achievements and progress.
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Start at the end and work back.
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