Conquering the universe one has to solve two problems: gravity and red tape. We could have mastered gravity.
WERNHER VON BRAUNI believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.
More Wernher von Braun Quotes
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Man belongs wherever he wants to go – and he’ll do plenty well when he gets there.
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I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.
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We should remember that science exists only because there are people, and its concepts exist only in the minds of men. Behind these concepts lies the reality which is being revealed to us, but only by the grace of God.
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I believe that the time has arrived for medical investigation of the problems of manned rocket flight, for it will not be the engineering problems but rather the limits of the human frame that will make the final decision as to whether manned space flight will eventually become a reality.
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Basic research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing.
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If we continue at this leisurly pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon.
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It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.
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The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.
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A good engineer gets stale very fast if he doesn’t keep his hands dirty.
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For my confirmation, I didn’t get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift.
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It was very successful, but it fell on the wrong planet.
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My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?
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We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
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It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science classroom. It would be an error to overlook the possibility that the universe was planned rather than happening by chance.
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Man is not made for space. But with the help of biologists and medical doctors, he can be prepared and accommodated.
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