I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
NEIL ARMSTRONGThe 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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I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
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It never hurts to have friends around, so that’s why you’d form a crew.
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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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Start at the end and work back.
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Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.
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Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically.
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I have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.
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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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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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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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The importance of the new plant of progress and in the fruits it will bear.
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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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The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.
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The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control.
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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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