America put more money into research, into the new and the unknown than any nation in history, and the same thing with education, and those two things led us into a worldwide preeminence in a very short period of time. John Glenn More Quotes by John Glenn More Quotes From John Glenn If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self interest. John Glenn selfpeopleyears As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder. John Glenn humorousinspirationalfunny To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate. John Glenn fatemenhands The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel. John Glenn educationinspirationaltravel We have an infinite amount to learn both from nature and from each other. John Glenn amountinfinite I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets. John Glenn sunsetbeautifulnight There are times when you devote yourself to a higher cause than personal safety. John Glenn safetyhighercauses When others kid me about being bald, I simply tell them that the way I figure it, the good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs on growing hair, that's up to them. John Glenn humorousfunnysex I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's ever been. John Glenn qualitycuriositypowerful A lot of people ask...why a man is willing to risk... Well, we've got to do it. We're going into an age of exploration that will be bigger than anything the world has ever seen... If a man faces up to the (unknown) and takes the dare of the future, he can have some control over his destiny. John Glenn destinymenpeople By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented by work outside the classroom. Service-learning does just that, tying community service to academic learning. John Glenn work-outresponsibilitymean Too many people, when they get old, think that they have to live by the calendar. John Glenn funnypeoplethinking Zero G and I feel fine. John Glenn finezeromoon I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity. John Glenn rewardsleadermoon You know, old folks can have dreams, too, as well as young folks, and then work toward them. And to have a dream like this come true for me is just a terrific experience. John Glenn folksyoungdream There is still no cure for the common birthday. John Glenn friendsfunny-birthdayhappy-birthday To get your name well enough known that you can run for a public office, some people do it by being great lawyers or philanthropists or business people or work their way up the political ladder. I happened to become known from a different route. John Glenn spacenamesrunning America needs the best education system in the world. We have it in higher education. We do not have it in general education for all of our people - the K-12 education. Other nations are far, far outdoing the United States in that area. We still have the lead in research, but once again, other nations are pouring more into research also. We still have a lead, but to me it's just very, very important that we keep that lead in basic research. John Glenn importantamericapeople Just because I'm 77 doesn't mean I don't have a dream. John Glenn dreammean This is a day we have managed to avoid for a quarter of a century. We've talked about it before and speculated about it, and it finally has occurred. We hoped we could push this day back forever. John Glenn explorationspaceforever
