I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe 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.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI 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.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThis is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
NEIL ARMSTRONGSpace has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically.
NEIL ARMSTRONGHere men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.
NEIL ARMSTRONGYou’ve got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.
NEIL ARMSTRONGStart at the end and work back.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe regret on our side is, they used to say years ago, we are reading about you in science class. Now they say, we are reading about you in history class.
NEIL ARMSTRONGShoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.
NEIL ARMSTRONGIt never hurts to have friends around, so that’s why you’d form a crew.
NEIL ARMSTRONGWell, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.
NEIL ARMSTRONGIt 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 ARMSTRONGI guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.
NEIL ARMSTRONG