I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe 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.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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We have no proof, But if we extrapolate, based on the best information we have available to us, we have to come to the conclusion that, other life probably exists out there and perhaps in many places.
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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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Start at the end and work back.
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How we use the knowledge we gain determines our progress on earth, in space or on the moon. Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.
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I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I’m damned if I’m going to use up mine running up and down a street.
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Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.
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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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I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul, we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
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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 put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
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History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.
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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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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
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Knowledge is fundamental to all human achievements and progress.
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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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