We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.
NEIL ARMSTRONGNASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
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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 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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I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
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Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.
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The 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 fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
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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 never hurts to have friends around, so that’s why you’d form a crew.
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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
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Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically.
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It’s a great thing for a man to walk on the moon. But it’s a greater thing for God to walk on the earth.
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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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Opportunities will be available to you that you cannot imagine.
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A picture does a great job, but it’s not nearly like being there.
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The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control.
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Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
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Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination.
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People love conspiracy theories.
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I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
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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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Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.
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He did it alone. We had a cast of a million.
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I have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.
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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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