Knowledge is fundamental to all human achievements and progress.
NEIL ARMSTRONGKnowledge is fundamental to all human achievements and progress.
NEIL ARMSTRONGHe did it alone. We had a cast of a million.
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 ARMSTRONGNow and then I miss the excitement about being in the cockpit of an airplane and doing new things.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.
NEIL ARMSTRONGFear is not an unknown emotion to us.
NEIL ARMSTRONGIt’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.
NEIL ARMSTRONGYou’ve got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.
NEIL ARMSTRONGYeah, I wasn’t chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn’t planned by anyone.
NEIL ARMSTRONGPilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI 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.
NEIL ARMSTRONGPilots naturally fly the craft in such a manner as to take advantage of its good characteristics and avoid the areas where it is not so good.
NEIL ARMSTRONGGeologists have a saying – rocks remember.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThis is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
NEIL ARMSTRONGI can honestly say – and it’s a big surprise to me – that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.
NEIL ARMSTRONG