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 ARMSTRONGHouston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.
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Damn I really did it. I blew the first words on the moon, didn’t I?
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If that’s there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it.
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The view of the moon that we’ve been having recently is really spectacular.
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I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
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It’s a great thing for a man to walk on the moon. But it’s a greater thing for God to walk on the earth.
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I tell you, we’re going to be busy for a minute.
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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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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.
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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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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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Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
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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.
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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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I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
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