I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.
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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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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 only go in a small fraction of an inch, maybe an eighth of an inch, but I can see the footprints of my boots and the treads in the fine sandy particles.
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In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.
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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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Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed I would do something important in aviation.
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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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I 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.
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Damn I really did it. I blew the first words on the moon, didn’t I?
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Opportunities will be available to you that you cannot imagine.
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I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
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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.
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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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