Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
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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Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.
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It doesn’t sound like there was time for the word on moon.
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Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically.
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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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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.
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
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I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
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Gliders, sail planes, they’re wonderful flying machines. It’s the closest you can come to being a bird.
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It never hurts to have friends around, so that’s why you’d form a crew.
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People love conspiracy theories.
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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.
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I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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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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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 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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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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Each book holds an experience and an adventure.
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The view of the moon that we’ve been having recently is really spectacular.
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I can honestly say – and it’s a big surprise to me – that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.
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Research is creating new knowledge.
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Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination.
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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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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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In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.
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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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