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.
NEIL ARMSTRONGOpportunities will be available to you that you cannot imagine.
More Neil Armstrong Quotes
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Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.
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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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He did it alone. We had a cast of a million.
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The regret on our side is, they used to say years ago, we are reading about you in science class. Now they say, we are reading about you in history class.
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History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.
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I tell you, we’re going to be busy for a minute.
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People love conspiracy theories.
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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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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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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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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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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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I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.
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A picture does a great job, but it’s not nearly like being there.
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If you don’t know who you are, a university is an expensive place to find out.
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