We've often had people come up to us and tell us how the moon landing inspired them. They come up to Rick and I and tell us how they were inspired by the achievement and how it made them want to be better, that's a very powerful thing. It's a pleasure to be a part of something that lifts humanity up.

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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

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Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!

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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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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

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Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.

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The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control. You can lose your health to illness or accident. You can lose your wealth to all manner of unpredictable sources. What are not easily stolen from you without your cooperation are your principles and your values. They are your most important possessions and, if carefully selected and nurtured, will well serve you and your fellow man.

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You've got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.

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For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.

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Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed I would do something important in aviation.

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A picture does a great job, but it's not nearly like being there.

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There are places to go beyond belief.

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Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying.

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The exciting part for me, as a pilot, was the landing on the moon. That was the time that we had achieved the national goal of putting Americans on the moon. The landing approach was, by far, the most difficult and challenging part of the flight. Walking on the lunar surface was very interesting, but it was something we looked on as reasonably safe and predictable. So the feeling of elation accompanied the landing rather than the walking.

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History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.

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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.

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Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you their philosophies, their concepts of the world, of humanity and of creation. You will learn about events that have shaped our history, of deeds both noble and ignoble. All of this knowledge is yours for the taking… Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.

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In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

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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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