Damn I really did it. I blew the first words on the moon, didn’t I?
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.
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I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.
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I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul, we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
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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 put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
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I hope you become comfortable with the use of logic without being deceived into concluding that logic will inevitably lead you to the correct conclusion.
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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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You’ve got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.
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I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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I think if there was anything I learned from our skipper was that it’s not how you look; it’s how you perform.
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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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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
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Knowledge is fundamental to all human achievements and progress.
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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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I have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.
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Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically.
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