Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.
NEIL ARMSTRONGIn much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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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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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.
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A picture does a great job, but it’s not nearly like being there.
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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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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
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Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
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I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
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The view of the moon that we’ve been having recently is really spectacular.
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No matter when you had been to this spot before, a thousand years ago or a hundred thousand years ago, or if you came back to it a million years from now, you would see some different things each time, but the scene would be generally the same.
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Figure out how to build a brand and stick by it so people know what to expect.
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You’ve got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.
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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.
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I 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.
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Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.
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