Neil Armstrong Quotes & Sayings
35 most famous Neil Armstrong quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American astronaut who passed away on 25 August, 2012.
“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.”
“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.”
“Research is creating new knowledge.”
“I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.”
“I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine.”
“The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.”
“NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people.”
“Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.”
“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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