I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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Research is creating new knowledge.
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History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.
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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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I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
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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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Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.
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Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
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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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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
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It’s a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It’s an interesting place to be. I recommend it.
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I believe that the message of Apollo XI was that in the spirit of Apollo, a free and open spirit, you can attack a very difficult goal and achieve it, if you can all agree and work together to achieve that goal.
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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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