Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.
NEIL ARMSTRONGGliders, sail planes, they’re wonderful flying machines. It’s the closest you can come to being a bird.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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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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I think if there was anything I learned from our skipper was that it’s not how you look; it’s how you perform.
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Pilots 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.
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It never hurts to have friends around, so that’s why you’d form a crew.
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I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
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Now and then I miss the excitement about being in the cockpit of an airplane and doing new things.
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The importance of the new plant of progress and in the fruits it will bear.
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NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve.
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I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
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Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
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I tell you, we’re going to be busy for a minute.
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Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.
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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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It’s different, but it’s very pretty out here. I suppose they are going to make a big deal of all this.
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