“I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.”
And
“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.”
And
“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.”
And
“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.”
And
“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.”
And
“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
And
“Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
And
“As a boy, because I was born and raised in Ohio, about 60 miles north of Dayton, the legends of the Wrights have been in my memories as long as I can remember.”
And
“There can be no great accomplishment without risk.”
Wikipedia: Neil Armstrong
