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 ARMSTRONGEvery flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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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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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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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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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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It doesn’t sound like there was time for the word on moon.
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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
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History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.
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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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Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.
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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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Gliders, sail planes, they’re wonderful flying machines. It’s the closest you can come to being a bird.
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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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Research is creating new knowledge.
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Each book holds an experience and an adventure.
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