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Neil Armstrong

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.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Bite Business Motivational Overconfident Snap Thinking Try
You’ve got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Expectation Handle Life Need Preparation Unexpected Wrong
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.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Dedicate Expectation Job People Perfection Thinking
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.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Ability Capacity Contribution Father Happiness Human Knowledge Limitation Race Realization Work
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Earth ManKindness Moon Peace Planet
Yeah, 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 ARMSTRONG

Choose Circumstance Command Flight Luck Moon Particular Role
I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Engineer Pocket Protect Socks
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.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Ability Capacity Contribution Father Happiness Human Knowledge Limitation Race Realization Work
Figure out how to build a brand and stick by it so people know what to expect.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Brand Build Business Expectation Figure People Stick
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Earth Planet Thumb
Society’s future will depend on a continuous improvement program for the human character. And what will that future bring? I do not know, but it will be exciting.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Character Continue Depend Excitement Future Human Improvement Program Society
Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Characteristics Fly Goodness Machine Unique
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.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Achievement Demostrate Forever Human Opportunity Planet Unlimited Vision
Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Master Predict Science
I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Comfortable Level Public
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.
NEIL ARMSTRONG

Close Earth Horizon Interesting Place Pronounce Quite Recommend Sun Surface

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