I've been to the Titanic in a yellow submarine and the North Pole in a Russian nuclear ice breaker. Buzz Aldrin More Quotes by Buzz Aldrin More Quotes From Buzz Aldrin I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime. Buzz Aldrin mars space thinking No dream is too high for those with their eyes in the sky! Buzz Aldrin eye dream sky If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger. Buzz Aldrin poverty childhood space Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon. Buzz Aldrin pants moon men Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities. Buzz Aldrin optimistic opportunity past Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space. Buzz Aldrin moon blue beautiful Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond. Buzz Aldrin horizon want brain Bravery comes along as a gradual accumulation of discipline. Buzz Aldrin accumulation discipline bravery History will remember the inhabitants of this century as the people who went from Kitty Hawk to the moon in 66 years, only to languish for the next 30 in low Earth orbit. At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve. Buzz Aldrin moon math science We need the next generation to be motivated and to push technological boundaries, to seek out new innovations. Buzz Aldrin innovation generations needs I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.' Buzz Aldrin shoot-for-the-moon moon might The final frontier may be human relationships, one person to another. Buzz Aldrin finals humans may Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what's going on and what you should be involved in. Buzz Aldrin ice clouds thinking Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species. Buzz Aldrin destiny survival space There may be aliens in our Milky Way galaxy, and there are billions of other galaxies. The probability is almost certain that there is life somewhere in space. Buzz Aldrin space may way The universe is the way it is. It's not going to be changed by supplications. Buzz Aldrin supplication changed way The urge to explore has propelled evolution since the first water creatures reconnoitered the land. Like all living systems, cultures cannot remain static; they evolve or decline. They explore or expire. . . . Beyond all rationales, space flight is a spiritual quest in the broadest sense, one promising a revitalization of humanity and a rebirth of hope no less profound than the great opening out of mind and spirit at the dawn of our modern age. Buzz Aldrin space-flight land spiritual When we set out to land people on the surface of Mars, I think we should as a nation, as a world, commit ourselves to supporting a growing settlement and colonization there. To visit a few times and then withdraw would be an unforgivable waste of resources. Buzz Aldrin land people thinking Fear and worry are emotions that cloud the mind from being able to think clearly, to remember what the procedures are to deal with that emergency. Buzz Aldrin worry clouds thinking The surface of the moon is like nothing here on Earth! It's totally lacking any evidence of life. It has lots of fine, talcum-powderlike dust mixed with a complete variety of pebbles, rocks, and boulders. Many pebbles, fewer rocks, and even fewer boulders naturally make up its surface. The dust is a very fine, overall dark gray. And with no air molecules to separate the dust, it clings together like cement. Buzz Aldrin rocks moon dark
