Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.
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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I have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.
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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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Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.
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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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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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There are places to go beyond belief.
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Every flying machine has its own unique characteristics, some good, some not so good.
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Knowledge is fundamental to all human achievements and progress.
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I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
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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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It’s a strange, eerie sensation to fly a lunar landing trajectory not difficult, but somewhat complex and unforgiving.
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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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A picture does a great job, but it’s not nearly like being there.
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